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Software Engineer Interview Experience

May 10, 2021
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I had a phone interview with a developer from the team I was applying to join.

The interview included some knowledge-based questions and a technical assessment.

Overall, it took around an hour to complete.

Questions

What is context-switching, in the context of threading?

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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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