Microsoft

Software Engineering Interview Experience - Berkeley, California

October 1, 2016

Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The interviewer made no attempt to clarify the question, just explained what solutions they didn't want to see. They posed the question, and I came up with 3 solutions that all worked with the constraints they posed, but the interviewer rejected every one as "That's not the kind of solution they wanted to see." When I asked for clarification on the type of answer they wanted to see, they didn't provide any more information.

Questions

Array manipulation question.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Microsoft Software Engineering role in Berkeley, California.

Success Rate

0%

Pass Rate

Microsoft's interview process for their Software Engineering roles in Berkeley, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

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Neutral0%

Negative100%

Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Microsoft's Software Engineering interview process in Berkeley, California.

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Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: You work with a lot of great people that are really smart. With such a large user base, you can have a huge impact.

Cons: No free food. The red tape around getting paid, benefits, and infrastructure in general can be pretty terrible. It gets better after the first few weeks.

Learned a ton, and met some great people

Software Engineering • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: You work with a lot of great people that are really smart. With such a large user base, you can have a huge impact.

Cons: No free food. The red tape around getting paid, benefits, and infrastructure in general can be pretty terrible. It gets better after the first few weeks.

Great Culture, Variable Teams

Software Engineering • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Good corporate culture. Good compensation. Good perks. A 9-5 job. It might not be as fancy as other tech companies right now, but there are no crazy hours or expectation to stay long hours. The culture is relatively open as well.

Cons: Typical big company problems. Difficult transparency to higher levels. Some decisions don't make sense to lower-level employees. Experience can vary extremely between teams – hugely! I cannot emphasize this enough. One team may have a very strict, no-nonsense culture; another might be completely different.

Great Culture, Variable Teams

Software Engineering • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Good corporate culture. Good compensation. Good perks. A 9-5 job. It might not be as fancy as other tech companies right now, but there are no crazy hours or expectation to stay long hours. The culture is relatively open as well.

Cons: Typical big company problems. Difficult transparency to higher levels. Some decisions don't make sense to lower-level employees. Experience can vary extremely between teams – hugely! I cannot emphasize this enough. One team may have a very strict, no-nonsense culture; another might be completely different.

Smart Work, Good Pay

Software Engineering • Current Employee

Pros: Innovative, good salary, cloud, smart working.

Cons: Nothing to highlight. A good place to work.

Smart Work, Good Pay

Software Engineering • Current Employee

Pros: Innovative, good salary, cloud, smart working.

Cons: Nothing to highlight. A good place to work.

Learned a ton, and met some great people

Software Engineering • Current Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: You work with a lot of great people that are really smart. With such a large user base, you can have a huge impact.

Cons: No free food. The red tape around getting paid, benefits, and infrastructure in general can be pretty terrible. It gets better after the first few weeks.

5.0
Learned a ton, and met some great people
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Redmond, Washington, United States
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Pros: You work with a lot of great people that are really smart. With such a large user base, you can have a huge impact.
Cons: No free food. The red tape around getting paid, benefits, and infrastructure in general can be pretty terrible. It gets better after the first few weeks.

Great Culture, Variable Teams

Software Engineering • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Good corporate culture. Good compensation. Good perks. A 9-5 job. It might not be as fancy as other tech companies right now, but there are no crazy hours or expectation to stay long hours. The culture is relatively open as well.

Cons: Typical big company problems. Difficult transparency to higher levels. Some decisions don't make sense to lower-level employees. Experience can vary extremely between teams – hugely! I cannot emphasize this enough. One team may have a very strict, no-nonsense culture; another might be completely different.

5.0
Great Culture, Variable Teams
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Cons: Typical big company problems. Difficult transparency to higher levels. Some decisions don't make sense to lower-level employees. Experience can vary extremely between teams – hugely! I cannot emphasize this enough. One team may have a very strict, no-nonsense culture; another might be completely different.

Smart Work, Good Pay

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Pros: Innovative, good salary, cloud, smart working.

Cons: Nothing to highlight. A good place to work.

4.0
Smart Work, Good Pay
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Pros: Innovative, good salary, cloud, smart working.
Cons: Nothing to highlight. A good place to work.

Microsoft Interview Questions

Minimum Edge Reversals So Every Node Is Reachable

You're given a directed graph. Determine the minimum number of edges you need to reverse so that every node becomes reachable from node 0.

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Two Sum

Find two numbers in a given array that add up to a specific target value, and return their indices. Essentially, you need to efficiently locate the pair that satisfies the sum requirement.

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Determine if a given word is considered valid based on a specific set of rules or constraints. The goal is to check if the input string adheres to the specified validation criteria.

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