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Software Engineer Interview Experience

December 4, 2017
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Process

I had five interviews throughout the day.

All were whiteboard-style, with no specific themes or ordering.

I didn't get any question 100% right, but I got very close on all of them.

I started in the morning and took a break for lunch with one of my interviewers.

Questions

Algorithm for finding the largest rectangle area in the bar graph

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 999 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

25%
Pass Rate

Microsoft's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive64%
Neutral26%
Negative11%

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

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