Microsoft

Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington

February 1, 2022

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

There is no tech question in the first phone interview. The interviewer is a recruiter, so I think she doesn't know much about the software. She was asking me while typing something on the board; I think she is writing something about me on their system.

Questions

Why did you start programming?
Tell me about two projects you are impressed with. What kind of problem did they solve, and how?
If you encounter problems with others in a team, how do you solve them?
What are the two languages you are best at, and why?
Have you learned Algorithm, Data Structure, or OS courses before?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 35 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Engineer (Internship) role in Seattle, Washington.

Success Rate

37%

Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive89%

Neutral11%

Negative0%

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

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 Pay, Team Dependent Tech

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

Pros: Good pay and benefits for the Seattle area.

Cons: The WLB and tech stack is really team dependent.

Good Pay, Team Dependent Tech

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

Pros: Good pay and benefits for the Seattle area.

Cons: The WLB and tech stack is really team dependent.

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 Pay, Team Dependent Tech

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

Pros: Good pay and benefits for the Seattle area.

Cons: The WLB and tech stack is really team dependent.

4.0
Good Pay, Team Dependent Tech
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
March 13, 2023
Pros: Good pay and benefits for the Seattle area.
Cons: The WLB and tech stack is really team dependent.

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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