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Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - Israel

June 9, 2021

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The first round includes a Codility test and a Skype interview.

The Codility test included three questions on different levels, covering data structures, algorithms, etc.

The Skype interview was around 30 minutes and included questions about courses you've taken and other personal questions.

Questions

You have 9 apples. All of them are identical in the way they look and feel.

One is a little heavier than the rest; you don’t know which one, because they all look the same.

You have a balance scale, which you can use only twice.

How can you find the heaviest apple?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 87 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Engineer (Internship) role in Israel.

Success Rate

17%

Pass Rate

Microsoft's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in Israel is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive68%

Neutral28%

Negative5%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in Israel.

Microsoft Work Experiences

Pretty Nice

Software Engineer (Internship) • Former Employee

January 25, 2026

Pros: - 10k housing stipend - Relocation covered - Great mentorship opportunities - Employee Resource Groups, which are multicultural groups with events for employees

Cons: None that I can remember.

Software Engineer (Internship) • Former Employee

January 25, 2026

Pros: - 10k housing stipend - Relocation covered - Great mentorship opportunities - Employee Resource Groups, which are multicultural groups with events for employees

Cons: None that I can remember.

Supportive workplace with competitive environment

Software Engineer (Internship) • Former Employee

Pros: - Competitive - WLB - Supportive - Connections

Cons: - Competitive. - Need code review.

Supportive workplace with competitive environment

Software Engineer (Internship) • Former Employee

Pros: - Competitive - WLB - Supportive - Connections

Cons: - Competitive. - Need code review.

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.

Pretty Nice

Software Engineer (Internship) • Former Employee

January 25, 2026

Pros: - 10k housing stipend - Relocation covered - Great mentorship opportunities - Employee Resource Groups, which are multicultural groups with events for employees

Cons: None that I can remember.

5.0
Pretty Nice
Software Engineer (Internship) • Former Employee
Redmond, WA
January 25, 2026
Pros: - 10k housing stipend - Relocation covered - Great mentorship opportunities - Employee Resource Groups, which are multicultural groups with events for employees
Cons: None that I can remember.

Supportive workplace with competitive environment

Software Engineer (Internship) • Former Employee

Pros: - Competitive - WLB - Supportive - Connections

Cons: - Competitive. - Need code review.

5.0
Supportive workplace with competitive environment
Software Engineer (Internship) • Former Employee
Sydney
June 14, 2026
Pros: - Competitive - WLB - Supportive - Connections
Cons: - Competitive. - Need code review.

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.

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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