Microsoft

Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - Boston, Massachusetts

November 1, 2018

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied through the MS job board and received an offer for a phone screen for a SWE/PM internship. The email stated it would be more of a behavioral interview, but it turned out to be a technical interview, which caught me off guard.

Questions

What is the most challenging thing you have faced during your project?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Engineer (Internship) role in Boston, Massachusetts.

Success Rate

50%

Pass Rate

Microsoft's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in Boston, Massachusetts is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive0%

Neutral50%

Negative50%

Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Microsoft's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in Boston, Massachusetts.

Microsoft Work Experiences

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.

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.

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.

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.

Good benefits. The company needs to focus more on quality

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Pros: Good benefits, smart and professional coworkers, flexible daily schedule, beautiful offices, good work equipment provided.

Cons: Too much "Process" can result in less than excellent product quality. Also, many of the products are not bringing value to the industry/society.

Good benefits. The company needs to focus more on quality

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Pros: Good benefits, smart and professional coworkers, flexible daily schedule, beautiful offices, good work equipment provided.

Cons: Too much "Process" can result in less than excellent product quality. Also, many of the products are not bringing value to the industry/society.

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
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.

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.

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.

Good benefits. The company needs to focus more on quality

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Pros: Good benefits, smart and professional coworkers, flexible daily schedule, beautiful offices, good work equipment provided.

Cons: Too much "Process" can result in less than excellent product quality. Also, many of the products are not bringing value to the industry/society.

4.0
Good benefits. The company needs to focus more on quality
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
July 5, 2013
Pros: Good benefits, smart and professional coworkers, flexible daily schedule, beautiful offices, good work equipment provided.
Cons: Too much "Process" can result in less than excellent product quality. Also, many of the products are not bringing value to the industry/society.

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.

GraphsDynamic Programming

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.

Valid Word

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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