Software Engineer Interview Experience - Sydney, Australia
October 17, 2024
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
This is a new grad role with three interview rounds.
First is an Online Assessment (OA). Second is a technical round. Lastly, the final round.
Overall, the experience was average, but the response time was slow.
Questions
Behavioral question on your passions.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 13 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Engineer role in Sydney, Australia.
Success Rate
46%
Pass Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Sydney, Australia is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive62%
Neutral23%
Negative15%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Engineer interview process in Sydney, Australia.
Microsoft Work Experiences
5.0
Great Perks, Mellow Start
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
August 12, 2023
Pros: Great perks and a good environment.
Cons: A less hectic environment for starting a career.
4.0
Surrounded by lots of smart people
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
June 15, 2022
Pros: Challenging problems to solve, surrounded by LOTS of smart people.
Cons: Codebases are sometimes very old, with lots of legacy code to maintain. Our team had to take care of 13 million lines of code (much of it legacy code) with 11 developers. It was a very painful codebase to work with.
5.0
Big Company, Slow Changes
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Germany, Pennsylvania, United States
April 24, 2022
Pros: It is Microsoft, what do you expect?
Cons: It is very big, so slow.
- 5.0Great Perks, Mellow StartSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaAugust 12, 2023Pros: Great perks and a good environment.Cons: A less hectic environment for starting a career.
- 4.0Surrounded by lots of smart peopleSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesJune 15, 2022Pros: Challenging problems to solve, surrounded by LOTS of smart people.Cons: Codebases are sometimes very old, with lots of legacy code to maintain. Our team had to take care of 13 million lines of code (much of it legacy code) with 11 developers. It was a very painful codebase to work with.
- 5.0Big Company, Slow ChangesSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeGermany, Pennsylvania, United StatesApril 24, 2022Pros: It is Microsoft, what do you expect?Cons: It is very big, so slow.
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