Software Engineering Interview Experience - Boulder, Colorado
Process
Applied at a career fair and had the first round of on-campus interviews. Currently waiting for second-round interviews in Washington. The process included a 30-minute one-on-one interview with an engineer. This involved 15 minutes going over my resume, experience, and personality, followed by 15 minutes to solve a coding problem.
Questions
Given an array of length N containing numbers bounded between 1 and N, with exactly one duplicate, determine what the duplicate number is in O(n) time without using more than constant memory (no making new arrays of N length).
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Interview Statistics
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Success Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Engineering roles in Boulder, Colorado is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Engineering interview process in Boulder, Colorado.
Microsoft Work Experiences
- 4.0Routine brainteasers at Microsoft Research interviewSoftware Engineering • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesNovember 5, 2014Pros: A smart group of people, a good place for a software engineer.Cons: Mostly use C# and closed source.
- 4.0Good experience overallSoftware Engineering • Current EmployeeJune 6, 2022Pros: Continuous learning and a good environmentCons: I hate corporate style management.
- 4.0Good Work, High PressureSoftware Engineering • Current EmployeeHyderābād, Telangana, IndiaDecember 3, 2023Pros: All are good really at the moment.Cons: Work pressure. Regional politics are bad.
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