Microsoft

Software Engineer Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington

November 1, 2019

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I was contacted by a recruiter on LinkedIn for a hiring event in Redmond, WA.

The first round was a 60-minute Codility test with 3 questions.

I solved 2 questions and mentioned the approach for the 3rd question.

They then invited me onsite for 4 rounds of interviews.

Questions

Smallest window with all characters

Find the angle between Minute hand and Hour hand

Swap nodes in Singly Linked List

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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

Good Balance, Boring Legacy Code

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Great work-life balance. Great manager helps.

Cons: There is a lot of legacy code, which isn't interesting to work on.

Good Balance, Boring Legacy Code

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Great work-life balance. Great manager helps.

Cons: There is a lot of legacy code, which isn't interesting to work on.

Still a good place to work

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: You will meet and work with some of the smartest people you can find in the industry. A lot of interesting projects you can get involved with. Treat your employees with respect and pay them well compared to other software companies. You can learn and grow a lot as a developer.

Cons: Too many layers to the very top.

Still a good place to work

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: You will meet and work with some of the smartest people you can find in the industry. A lot of interesting projects you can get involved with. Treat your employees with respect and pay them well compared to other software companies. You can learn and grow a lot as a developer.

Cons: Too many layers to the very top.

Good Colleagues, Slow Promotion

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

February 26, 2023

Pros: Nice place to work. Good partner with colleagues.

Cons: Slow path for promotion. Sometimes heavy workload.

Good Colleagues, Slow Promotion

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

February 26, 2023

Pros: Nice place to work. Good partner with colleagues.

Cons: Slow path for promotion. Sometimes heavy workload.

Good Balance, Boring Legacy Code

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Great work-life balance. Great manager helps.

Cons: There is a lot of legacy code, which isn't interesting to work on.

4.0
Good Balance, Boring Legacy Code
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
June 8, 2017
Pros: Great work-life balance. Great manager helps.
Cons: There is a lot of legacy code, which isn't interesting to work on.

Still a good place to work

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: You will meet and work with some of the smartest people you can find in the industry. A lot of interesting projects you can get involved with. Treat your employees with respect and pay them well compared to other software companies. You can learn and grow a lot as a developer.

Cons: Too many layers to the very top.

3.0
Still a good place to work
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
June 16, 2008
Pros: You will meet and work with some of the smartest people you can find in the industry. A lot of interesting projects you can get involved with. Treat your employees with respect and pay them well compared to other software companies. You can learn and grow a lot as a developer.
Cons: Too many layers to the very top.

Good Colleagues, Slow Promotion

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

February 26, 2023

Pros: Nice place to work. Good partner with colleagues.

Cons: Slow path for promotion. Sometimes heavy workload.

5.0
Good Colleagues, Slow Promotion
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
February 26, 2023
Pros: Nice place to work. Good partner with colleagues.
Cons: Slow path for promotion. Sometimes heavy workload.

Microsoft Interview Questions

Minimum Edge Reversals So Every Node Is Reachable

You're given a directed graph. Determine the minimum number of edges you need to reverse so that every node becomes reachable from node 0.

GraphsDynamic Programming

Two Sum

Find two numbers in a given array that add up to a specific target value, and return their indices. Essentially, you need to efficiently locate the pair that satisfies the sum requirement.

Valid Word

Determine if a given word is considered valid based on a specific set of rules or constraints. The goal is to check if the input string adheres to the specified validation criteria.

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