Software Engineer Interview Experience - Vancouver, Canada
March 1, 2021
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Process
The interview process consists of two rounds:
- The first round is one 30-minute technical interview.
- The final round includes four 45-minute interviews conducted back-to-back.
Interviews are 90% technical, with a scattering of behavioral questions about your projects, experience, or other details on your resume. For an entry-level role, you can expect Easy to Medium LeetCode questions.
Questions
- Level order tree traversal
- Prefix finding in string array
- Conceptual technical questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 22 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Engineer role in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Success Rate
27%
Pass Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Vancouver, British Columbia is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive68%
Neutral27%
Negative5%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Engineer interview process in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Microsoft Work Experiences
5.0
Good working environment
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
April 19, 2021
Pros: Diversity & inclusion training, monthly Day of Learning.
Cons: Legacy code. Tech stack is not very versatile.
4.0
Good culture, but likely to be on slow teams
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
May 19, 2020
Pros: A lot of seniors to learn from. Great culture. Inclusive. Work-life balance.
Cons: You might be allocated to a maintenance team as a graduate.
Very difficult to change teams if you are not in Redmond.
They didn't do a good job with team matching.
5.0
Big Company, Smart People, Slow
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
February 15, 2018
Pros: Great and big company, lots of smart guys.
Cons: Too big, and some time with low efficiency and high reaction latency.
- 5.0Good working environmentSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeVancouver, British Columbia, CanadaApril 19, 2021Pros: Diversity & inclusion training, monthly Day of Learning.Cons: Legacy code. Tech stack is not very versatile.
- 4.0Good culture, but likely to be on slow teamsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeVancouver, British Columbia, CanadaMay 19, 2020Pros: A lot of seniors to learn from. Great culture. Inclusive. Work-life balance.Cons: You might be allocated to a maintenance team as a graduate. Very difficult to change teams if you are not in Redmond. They didn't do a good job with team matching.
- 5.0Big Company, Smart People, SlowSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeVancouver, British Columbia, CanadaFebruary 15, 2018Pros: Great and big company, lots of smart guys.Cons: Too big, and some time with low efficiency and high reaction latency.
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