Software Engineer Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
June 1, 2014
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Received the phone interview opportunity through an employee referral.
There was one round of phone interview.
Questions covered:
- Past projects
- Behavioral questions
- Several basic data structure questions, including hashmap and binary search tree
There was also one coding question, which was easy.
Questions
In-order predecessor for a given key in a Binary Search Tree (BST).
Merge sort.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 207 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Engineer role in Redmond, Washington.
Success Rate
47%
Pass Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Redmond, Washington is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive77%
Neutral14%
Negative8%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Engineer interview process in Redmond, Washington.
Microsoft Work Experiences
4.0
Great People, Covid Setback
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
August 23, 2020
Pros: Great people and location, interesting teams.
Cons: Was not allowed to transition to FTE because of COVID.
4.0
Good company overall
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
December 28, 2023
Pros: Growth Mindset
Perks
* Unlimited PTO
* Good work-life balance
* Learning opportunities
Cons: Skills are not as highly valued as politics.
5.0
A good place to grow
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
October 9, 2025
Pros: Good culture and ecosystem to grow.
Cons: Identify the business relevance of your team. A lot of large teams exist with minimal to less business impact and are prone to layoffs and frequent re-organizations.
We as engineers deliver good products without having the visibility of the business and revenue.
- 4.0Great People, Covid SetbackSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesAugust 23, 2020Pros: Great people and location, interesting teams.Cons: Was not allowed to transition to FTE because of COVID.
- 4.0Good company overallSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesDecember 28, 2023Pros: Growth Mindset Perks * Unlimited PTO * Good work-life balance * Learning opportunitiesCons: Skills are not as highly valued as politics.
- 5.0A good place to growSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesOctober 9, 2025Pros: Good culture and ecosystem to grow.Cons: Identify the business relevance of your team. A lot of large teams exist with minimal to less business impact and are prone to layoffs and frequent re-organizations. We as engineers deliver good products without having the visibility of the business and revenue.
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