Microsoft

Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - United Kingdom

April 11, 2019

Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Scouted by a recruiter who gave a basic phone screening.

Next, I went straight to an on-site interview with a Software Engineer who was quite senior.

They didn't really take much interest in the interview, seeming to prefer being somewhere else.

Questions

General coding questions:

Code on whiteboard.

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Interview Statistics

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

Success Rate

33%

Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive78%

Neutral0%

Negative22%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in United Kingdom.

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.

Brand Building, Local Challenges

Cloud Solution Architect • Former Employee

Reading, England, United Kingdom

Pros: A good opportunity to build your personal brand and sales flair.

Cons: Local leadership may not appreciate sector-based delivery or adoption challenges.

Brand Building, Local Challenges

Cloud Solution Architect • Former Employee

Reading, England, United Kingdom

Pros: A good opportunity to build your personal brand and sales flair.

Cons: Local leadership may not appreciate sector-based delivery or adoption challenges.

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.

Brand Building, Local Challenges

Cloud Solution Architect • Former Employee

Reading, England, United Kingdom

Pros: A good opportunity to build your personal brand and sales flair.

Cons: Local leadership may not appreciate sector-based delivery or adoption challenges.

5.0
Brand Building, Local Challenges
Cloud Solution Architect • Former Employee
Reading, England, United Kingdom
March 30, 2020
Pros: A good opportunity to build your personal brand and sales flair.
Cons: Local leadership may not appreciate sector-based delivery or adoption challenges.

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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