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Software Engineer Interview Experience

September 1, 2017
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The interview was a half-hour session held at my university.

I was interviewed by one of their software engineers.

The interview proceeded quickly. They began with general questions, common to most interviews, such as inquiries about my academic experience and internship experience.

This was followed by a basic technical question, where I was asked to solve a coding problem on paper.

Questions

I don't remember the technical question word-for-word, but it was essentially mapping several strokes (values) from one's handwriting to a single word (key).

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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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