Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - Bengaluru, India
July 1, 2019
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Here are two coding questions to solve to enter the second round:
- Intersection of two linked lists.
- Given a 2D array where 0 signifies water and 1 signifies land. An island is connected 0s (in all 8 directions). No 0 should be on the outer edge of the array. You have to count the number of such possible arrays.
In round 2, the interviewer was very cool and supportive. Try to shake hands when entering and ask for every detail of the problem.
Questions
Data structures and algorithms
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 28 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Engineer (Internship) role in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Success Rate
29%
Pass Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in Bengaluru, Karnataka is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive86%
Neutral14%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Microsoft Work Experiences
5.0
Good Practical Work
Software Engineer (Internship) • Former Employee
Belgrade, Central Serbia, Serbia
October 20, 2022
Pros: Working environment is perfect. People are friendly and ready to talk about work and hobbies in their free time. I have learned a lot during the internship, from practical coding skills to the theoretical background of distributed systems.
Cons: No cons for me at this internship.
4.0
Good Learning, Needed Support
Software Engineer (Internship) • Current Employee
Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
August 27, 2020
Pros: Good salary and actual learning opportunity
Cons: Lack of documentation and need for more support.
4.0
Software Engineer at Microsoft
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
August 3, 2021
Pros: Good work-life balance.
Quality work.
Good peers.
Diversity and Inclusion.
Cares for their employees and staff.
Cons: There are not any cons, except the fact that the pay scale is not that good.
- 5.0Good Practical WorkSoftware Engineer (Internship) • Former EmployeeBelgrade, Central Serbia, SerbiaOctober 20, 2022Pros: Working environment is perfect. People are friendly and ready to talk about work and hobbies in their free time. I have learned a lot during the internship, from practical coding skills to the theoretical background of distributed systems.Cons: No cons for me at this internship.
- 4.0Good Learning, Needed SupportSoftware Engineer (Internship) • Current EmployeeCairo, Cairo Governorate, EgyptAugust 27, 2020Pros: Good salary and actual learning opportunityCons: Lack of documentation and need for more support.
- 4.0Software Engineer at MicrosoftSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaAugust 3, 2021Pros: Good work-life balance. Quality work. Good peers. Diversity and Inclusion. Cares for their employees and staff.Cons: There are not any cons, except the fact that the pay scale is not that good.
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