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Software Engineer Interview Experience

November 1, 2020
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Had a phone screen that went extremely well.

Then moved on to the four-hour-long interview with 3 engineers and the hiring manager. I was asked basic coding questions and questions about my background. I thought it went well, but I was ultimately rejected. I'm not sure what they were looking for. Hope you get lucky.

Questions

How would you describe:

  • Java
  • C
  • C++
  • Python

How would you implement search?

  • LRU cache
  • Other things

Implement binary search on a rotated array.

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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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