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Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - Redmond, Oregon

November 1, 2018

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

Applied through a recruiter and had a phone call interview. The phone interview was behavioral with a lot of technical term definitions.

After 2-3 weeks, I was invited to the Hiring Event on the Redmond campus. The recruiters sent recommendations on how to prepare for the technical interviews.

I had 4 technical interviews in a day, and everything was paid for by Microsoft! My interviewers asked a few behavioral questions and one technical question.

Questions

Explain recursion to a child.

Describe an experience where things were not going your way and how you overcame that.

What are threads in Java?

What is the difference between C++ and Java?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Microsoft Software Engineer (Internship) role in Redmond, Oregon.

Success Rate

100%

Pass Rate

Microsoft's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in Redmond, Oregon is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.

Experience Rating

Positive100%

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

Microsoft Work Experiences

It was meh

Software Engineer(Internship) • Former Employee

Redmond, Oregon, United States

November 4, 2024

Pros: money, benefits, name on my resume

Cons: I disliked my manager and was blamed when my project wasn't going correctly, despite my manager and mentor doing nothing to help me. I didn't get a return offer, even though I managed to finish the project with zero help from them.

Software Engineer(Internship) • Former Employee

Redmond, Oregon, United States

November 4, 2024

Pros: money, benefits, name on my resume

Cons: I disliked my manager and was blamed when my project wasn't going correctly, despite my manager and mentor doing nothing to help me. I didn't get a return offer, even though I managed to finish the project with zero help from them.

Easy work-life balance

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Oregon, United States

Pros: It's very easy to put in 40-hour weeks. I feel my organization's leadership is supportive of my personal development.

Cons: Slower, less exciting work culture compared to other tech companies.

Easy work-life balance

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Oregon, United States

Pros: It's very easy to put in 40-hour weeks. I feel my organization's leadership is supportive of my personal development.

Cons: Slower, less exciting work culture compared to other tech companies.

Great Work-Life Balance

Senior Data • Former Employee

Redmond, Oregon, United States

February 7, 2022

Pros: Work-life balance and ethical management.

Cons: Slow pace of innovation and not many cutting-edge products.

Great Work-Life Balance

Senior Data • Former Employee

Redmond, Oregon, United States

February 7, 2022

Pros: Work-life balance and ethical management.

Cons: Slow pace of innovation and not many cutting-edge products.

It was meh

Software Engineer(Internship) • Former Employee

Redmond, Oregon, United States

November 4, 2024

Pros: money, benefits, name on my resume

Cons: I disliked my manager and was blamed when my project wasn't going correctly, despite my manager and mentor doing nothing to help me. I didn't get a return offer, even though I managed to finish the project with zero help from them.

2.0
It was meh
Software Engineer(Internship) • Former Employee
Redmond, Oregon, United States
November 4, 2024
Pros: money, benefits, name on my resume
Cons: I disliked my manager and was blamed when my project wasn't going correctly, despite my manager and mentor doing nothing to help me. I didn't get a return offer, even though I managed to finish the project with zero help from them.

Easy work-life balance

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Redmond, Oregon, United States

Pros: It's very easy to put in 40-hour weeks. I feel my organization's leadership is supportive of my personal development.

Cons: Slower, less exciting work culture compared to other tech companies.

5.0
Easy work-life balance
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Oregon, United States
April 26, 2022
Pros: It's very easy to put in 40-hour weeks. I feel my organization's leadership is supportive of my personal development.
Cons: Slower, less exciting work culture compared to other tech companies.

Great Work-Life Balance

Senior Data • Former Employee

Redmond, Oregon, United States

February 7, 2022

Pros: Work-life balance and ethical management.

Cons: Slow pace of innovation and not many cutting-edge products.

4.0
Great Work-Life Balance
Senior Data • Former Employee
Redmond, Oregon, United States
February 7, 2022
Pros: Work-life balance and ethical management.
Cons: Slow pace of innovation and not many cutting-edge products.

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.

ArraysStringsTwo Pointers

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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