Microsoft

Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - New York, New York

January 1, 2021

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

First-round interview.

Had a call with a university recruiter that lasted about 30-40 minutes.

Most questions were behavioral, apart from one 'technical' question that was fairly easy.

The interview was over Skype, and we spoke in English. I am mentioning this because English is not my native language, as I am not from a country where English is the primary language.

Questions

Given 9 rocks, 8 weigh the same, and one is a bit heavier. You need to detect which rock is the heavier one, given that you can use a scale only two times.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 9 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Engineer (Internship) role in New York, New York.

Success Rate

11%

Pass Rate

Microsoft's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in New York, New York is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive67%

Neutral22%

Negative11%

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

Microsoft Work Experiences

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 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 Work, Confusing Review

Junior Software Engineer • Former Employee

New York, New York, United States

December 10, 2024

Pros: Good, good, good, good, good.

Cons: I don't. I'm just trying to submit this. Things never worked for Microsoft, but it would be nice to.

Good Work, Confusing Review

Junior Software Engineer • Former Employee

New York, New York, United States

December 10, 2024

Pros: Good, good, good, good, good.

Cons: I don't. I'm just trying to submit this. Things never worked for Microsoft, but it would be nice to.

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 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 Work, Confusing Review

Junior Software Engineer • Former Employee

New York, New York, United States

December 10, 2024

Pros: Good, good, good, good, good.

Cons: I don't. I'm just trying to submit this. Things never worked for Microsoft, but it would be nice to.

5.0
Good Work, Confusing Review
Junior Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
December 10, 2024
Pros: Good, good, good, good, good.
Cons: I don't. I'm just trying to submit this. Things never worked for Microsoft, but it would be nice to.

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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