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Software Engineer Interview Experience

March 1, 2019
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Initial 30-minute phone call, then a 1 1/2 hour Skype call.

It was mainly behavioral, with just one technical question at the end. The technical question was only about what is a thread versus a process.

Questions

What's a thread versus a process?

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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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