Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
November 1, 2018
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
I had one on-campus interview and two in-person interviews at Microsoft.
The interviewers were nice and knowledgeable, and the process went smoothly.
The recruiter was communicative and got back to me quickly.
Questions
How to reverse a binary tree.
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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
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.
3.0
A "safe" job
Software Engineer II • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
January 3, 2024
Pros: - Pay and benefits are okay.
- The company isn't going to go belly-up anytime soon.
- There are some real "world-class" technical problems to solve.
Cons: - Pay and benefits are only okay for the size of the company.
- Work-life balance is highly dependent on your specific team.
- Technical problems also include working on legacy code that no one touches until they're forced to by some kind of policy review.
- 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.
- 3.0A "safe" jobSoftware Engineer II • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesJanuary 3, 2024Pros: - Pay and benefits are okay. - The company isn't going to go belly-up anytime soon. - There are some real "world-class" technical problems to solve.Cons: - Pay and benefits are only okay for the size of the company. - Work-life balance is highly dependent on your specific team. - Technical problems also include working on legacy code that no one touches until they're forced to by some kind of policy review.
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