Software Engineer Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
January 1, 2024
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The recruiter reached out to me via email after I applied on the site.
I had to solve two technical questions within the span of two hours. Both questions were about string manipulation and arrays.
I believe I solved both questions optimally but ended up being rejected.
Questions
LeetCode easy question about arrays.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 135 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Engineer role in Seattle, Washington.
Success Rate
15%
Pass Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Seattle, Washington is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive61%
Neutral27%
Negative12%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Engineer interview process in Seattle, Washington.
Microsoft Work Experiences
5.0
When going to work feels really good
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
March 4, 2021
Pros: 1. Working with the best in the industry is great for early-career employees.
2. Strong leadership.
3. Awesome culture that promotes and rewards personal and professional growth.
Cons: 1. A large organization can be too bureaucratic at times.
2. Depends how lucky/unlucky you are with your team and manager. I've only heard stories though. Best to identify potential issues during your interviews.
5.0
Great benefits & culture
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
March 1, 2022
Pros: Excellent healthcare, leave policies, internal mobility, stocks, and stock options.
The people are mostly kind and generally respect work/life balance.
Cons: Salary is not as competitive as at other area tech companies. Facebook gets more PTO as well.
4.0
A good company if you work with a good manager
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
February 5, 2020
Pros: Benefits:
* Work-life balance
* Career development
Cons: Bad management sometimes.
Performance review processes.
- 5.0When going to work feels really goodSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesMarch 4, 2021Pros: 1. Working with the best in the industry is great for early-career employees. 2. Strong leadership. 3. Awesome culture that promotes and rewards personal and professional growth.Cons: 1. A large organization can be too bureaucratic at times. 2. Depends how lucky/unlucky you are with your team and manager. I've only heard stories though. Best to identify potential issues during your interviews.
- 5.0Great benefits & cultureSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesMarch 1, 2022Pros: Excellent healthcare, leave policies, internal mobility, stocks, and stock options. The people are mostly kind and generally respect work/life balance.Cons: Salary is not as competitive as at other area tech companies. Facebook gets more PTO as well.
- 4.0A good company if you work with a good managerSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesFebruary 5, 2020Pros: Benefits: * Work-life balance * Career developmentCons: Bad management sometimes. Performance review processes.
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