Process
The phone interview was totally random. One of my friends got just behavioral questions and was over the phone. However, mine was over Zoom video call and had some coding questions.
Questions
Why did you apply for this role at Microsoft?
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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.
Microsoft Work Experiences
5.0
Good Pay, High Stress
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
May 11, 2025
Pros: Golden cage
Good salary
Amazing facility
Cons: A lot of stress.
Your value based on how you present your job and yourself, not based on your actual value.
3.0
Good Swe Culture, Layoff Risk
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
May 19, 2025
Pros: Culture at the company as a SWE.
Cons: can get laid off easily
4.0
Decent place to work in general
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
December 18, 2017
Pros: - Lots of different things to do and different teams.
- Team change is easier.
- The Cloud/Bing side is growing all the time; there is always a new challenge.
Cons: - The development environment is not streamlined. Each team has its own solution for the same problem (e.g., deployment scripts, build system).
- Software development positions require strong soft skills to climb.
- Internal documentation is not good.
- Benefits are no longer competitive.
- 5.0Good Pay, High StressSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeTel Aviv-Yafo, IsraelMay 11, 2025Pros: Golden cage Good salary Amazing facilityCons: A lot of stress. Your value based on how you present your job and yourself, not based on your actual value.
- 3.0Good Swe Culture, Layoff RiskSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesMay 19, 2025Pros: Culture at the company as a SWE.Cons: can get laid off easily
- 4.0Decent place to work in generalSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesDecember 18, 2017Pros: - Lots of different things to do and different teams. - Team change is easier. - The Cloud/Bing side is growing all the time; there is always a new challenge.Cons: - The development environment is not streamlined. Each team has its own solution for the same problem (e.g., deployment scripts, build system). - Software development positions require strong soft skills to climb. - Internal documentation is not good. - Benefits are no longer competitive.
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