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Software Engineer Interview Experience - United Kingdom

December 9, 2019
Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

A phone call with the recruiter,

followed by a Skype call with an engineer. It involved general questions about my CV and experience, and why I wanted to change jobs.

After that, I was invited to attend the interview process in the office.

It was 4 hours long:

  • 1 hour with a senior engineer
  • 1 hour with a lead engineer
  • 1 hour with the PM and Creative Director
  • 1 hour with the Head of Studio

Questions

All the questions were confidential.

It was generally not difficult.

Problem-solving on a whiteboard.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 42 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Engineer role in United Kingdom.

Success Rate

12%
Pass Rate

Microsoft's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United Kingdom is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive60%
Neutral31%
Negative10%

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

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