Process
I was contacted by the Group Software Engineering Manager to schedule a technical interview with an engineer.
The engineer then contacted me to set up the technical interview via Skype.
The call was scheduled within 2 days of speaking with the manager. I received a response regarding my technical interview before 10 PM the same day.
Questions
Given a string, which could be a word, sentence, paragraph, or a whole book, determine if its letters are spelled the same forward and backward.
For example, all of these strings should return true:
noon
Radar
Nurses Run!
A man, a plan, a canal, Panama!
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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.
Microsoft Work Experiences
- 5.0Better than my previous jobsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBucharest, București, RomaniaNovember 18, 2020Pros: Good pay, smart people, great bonuses.Cons: Long hours, lots of very challenging work.
- 4.0Probably the best you can find in MexicoSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeGuadalajara, Jalisco, MexicoApril 14, 2022Pros: Flexible. Good management. Some peers are highly skilled. A lot of perks.Cons: You are on your own for most tasks, which can be quite stressful.
- 2.0Decent pay, horrible work-life balance, toxic cultureSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeFebruary 6, 2022Pros: Decent pay and job stabilityCons: Horrible WLB, toxic environment, not remote friendly.
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