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Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience

October 1, 2018

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I got a phone interview by talking to a recruiter at my school's career fair. It was 30 minutes long, but it somehow felt shorter (and a tad impersonal, though the lady was outwardly friendly). If you've never interviewed before (like me), practice giving fast and concise answers so you're not thrown off. The focus was on behavioral questions, and I was talking to someone who specializes in recruiting. Just keep your audience in mind when answering and try to make your answers show why you stand out.

Questions

Explain a computer 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.

Microsoft Work Experiences

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 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 Team, But Variable Wlb

Software Engineer • Current Employee

November 28, 2024

Pros: - Collaborative and employee-friendly. - USA trip for campus hires.

Cons: - Depends on your team; WLB can be bad. - Some teams don't have enough budget compared to others. - Everything depends on "impact".

Good Team, But Variable Wlb

Software Engineer • Current Employee

November 28, 2024

Pros: - Collaborative and employee-friendly. - USA trip for campus hires.

Cons: - Depends on your team; WLB can be bad. - Some teams don't have enough budget compared to others. - Everything depends on "impact".

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 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 Team, But Variable Wlb

Software Engineer • Current Employee

November 28, 2024

Pros: - Collaborative and employee-friendly. - USA trip for campus hires.

Cons: - Depends on your team; WLB can be bad. - Some teams don't have enough budget compared to others. - Everything depends on "impact".

4.0
Good Team, But Variable Wlb
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Hyderābād
November 28, 2024
Pros: - Collaborative and employee-friendly. - USA trip for campus hires.
Cons: - Depends on your team; WLB can be bad. - Some teams don't have enough budget compared to others. - Everything depends on "impact".

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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