Process
I contacted a recruiter on LinkedIn, and an interview was set up.
It was for a specific team at Microsoft.
I had one phone interview wherein the interviewer asked me four coding questions in the span of one hour. I don't remember all the questions, but they were all in the domain of binary tree traversals. It went great; I could solve every question posed to me.
I was surprised that they did not select me for further rounds, despite the interview going well.
Questions
Binary tree traversal questions. Most of them are from LeetCode.
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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
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
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Engineer interview process in United States.
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