Software Engineering Interview Experience - Sydney, Australia
Process
First, I passed the resume reviewing round and then reached the college campus round.
However, I made a mistake in the interview and did not make it to the final round.
Questions
Write a function that accepts a string parameter and returns the longest repeated substring in that string. Repeated substrings must not overlap.
For example, consider this string: ababcabc.
The repeated substrings include a, ab, bc, and abc.
The longest repeated substring that does not overlap is abc.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Engineering role in Sydney, Australia.
Success Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Engineering roles in Sydney, Australia is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Engineering interview process in Sydney, Australia.
Microsoft Work Experiences
- 5.0Meaningful Work, Lacking MentorshipSoftware Engineering • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesJanuary 9, 2021Pros: Lots of opportunities for meaningful work!Cons: Mentorship could be much better.
- 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.
- 5.0Learned a ton, and met some great peopleSoftware Engineering • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesJune 28, 2017Pros: 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.
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