Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
November 1, 2017
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
The interview process began with a slightly confusing on-campus interview. This was followed by on-site interviews, which tended to feature easy coding questions or general thought experiments. A little math, a little coding, and a little general design knowledge were expected.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 102 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Engineer (Internship) role in Redmond, Washington.
Success Rate
66%
Pass Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in Redmond, Washington is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Positive83%
Neutral13%
Negative4%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in Redmond, Washington.
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
Great Team, Corporate Bureaucracy
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
August 27, 2015
Pros: I was lucky enough to mainly work with really good, hardworking people. The managers that I reported to directly were very cool, and when I showed that I wanted more responsibility, they had no trouble trusting me and gave it to me with little oversight aside from key milestones, etc.
Cons: It is a massive global corporation, which means there is no real heart when it comes to the big decisions to cut or to keep.
Also, all too often upper management is pushing to get things done that can't get done, at least not well. That goes against my drive to do things correctly.
It is exceedingly difficult to go from contractor to FTE.
- 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.
- 4.0Great Team, Corporate BureaucracySoftware Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesAugust 27, 2015Pros: I was lucky enough to mainly work with really good, hardworking people. The managers that I reported to directly were very cool, and when I showed that I wanted more responsibility, they had no trouble trusting me and gave it to me with little oversight aside from key milestones, etc.Cons: It is a massive global corporation, which means there is no real heart when it comes to the big decisions to cut or to keep. Also, all too often upper management is pushing to get things done that can't get done, at least not well. That goes against my drive to do things correctly. It is exceedingly difficult to go from contractor to FTE.
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