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Software Engineer Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington

December 11, 2025
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied in-person. The process took four weeks.

The interview guidance states that there are three rounds of coding interviews and one round of system design, but I received four rounds of coding with two hard LeetCode questions and two medium questions.

Questions

The process included LeetCode questions along with behavioral questions.

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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.

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