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Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience

November 17, 2021
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The phone screen was straightforward. Asked about technical experience working in teams and explaining a concept to a 5-year-old. You should have taken classes on object-oriented programming and data structures.

Questions

Explain recursion to a 5-year-old.

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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.

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