Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience
December 28, 2018
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
It took 30 minutes. The recruiter asked me to explain one project from my resume. They also asked a question involving removing duplicates from an array. After I gave my answer, they asked how to make it more efficient and for its Big O notation.
Questions
Remove duplicates from an array.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 383 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Engineer (Internship) role in United States.
Success Rate
37%
Pass Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive70%
Neutral24%
Negative6%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in United States.
Microsoft Work Experiences
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.
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.
5.0
Good Money, No Time
Junior Developer • Current Employee
Snow Hill, United States
April 11, 2023
Pros: It's good money most of the time.
Cons: Not free time, but you make money.
- 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.
- 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.
- 5.0Good Money, No TimeJunior Developer • Current EmployeeSnow Hill, United StatesApril 11, 2023Pros: It's good money most of the time.Cons: Not free time, but you make money.
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