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Software Engineer Interview Experience

July 30, 2019
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

After applying online, I was contacted by a recruiter for a phone screen, followed by an online coding test.

This was for the job fair in July. The recruiter did not provide feedback for the online coding.

Questions

3 questions:

  1. C++ debugging question

  2. Binary search with minor modification

  3. Algorithm for generating a 16-bit zip based on the intersection of a street and avenue

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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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