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Software Engineer Interview Experience - Shanghai, China

April 1, 2015
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

  1. Online written test:

    • 4 programming problems in 3 hours.
    • Some of them are very hard.
  2. Online interview (2+1 rounds):

    • Most of the time is spent on algorithm questions.
    • Often they start with an easy problem then ask you to improve your solution.

If everything goes well, interviewees will be asked to take the 3rd round interview.

Questions

How to reverse a linked list

How to store a BST on a computer

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 10 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Engineer role in Shanghai, Shanghai.

Success Rate

60%
Pass Rate

Microsoft's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Shanghai, Shanghai is on the easier side as most engineers get an offer after going through it.

Experience Rating

Positive70%
Neutral30%
Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Engineer interview process in Shanghai, Shanghai.

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