Software Engineer Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
September 1, 2019
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
First round interview: Some random person who could hardly speak English.
Second interview: Some stupid person who was interviewing me as his replacement.
Third interview: A smart Asian dude who asked me about binary trees.
Questions
Study your entire book from college, because they really only care about algorithms.
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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
4.0
Making changes to be better
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
June 19, 2014
Pros: A lot of different teams and technologies you can work with.
Cons: There is some gap between Microsoft and outside industry technologies. It would be nice if Microsoft involved itself more with the open source world.
5.0
Safe, But Slow Progress
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
January 25, 2024
Pros: Big companies are very safe too.
Cons: Everything moves a bit slow.
1.0
Great Company, No Cons
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
May 2, 2021
Pros: Great company to work for.
Cons: Nothing that I can think of.
- 4.0Making changes to be betterSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesJune 19, 2014Pros: A lot of different teams and technologies you can work with.Cons: There is some gap between Microsoft and outside industry technologies. It would be nice if Microsoft involved itself more with the open source world.
- 5.0Safe, But Slow ProgressSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesJanuary 25, 2024Pros: Big companies are very safe too.Cons: Everything moves a bit slow.
- 1.0Great Company, No ConsSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesMay 2, 2021Pros: Great company to work for.Cons: Nothing that I can think of.
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