Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience
October 1, 2022
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
3 Total Rounds.
Round 1: Phone screen with recruiter.
- Questions on resume.
- Few conceptual data structure questions, like Queue and HashMaps.
- Difference between thread and process.
- Difference between C++ and Java.
- Explain recursion to a child.
Round 2: Behavioral round with Hiring Manager.
- Just a conversation round.
Round 3: Coding round.
Questions
Given an infinite grid, find the optimal path for a robot to move out of the grid.
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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.
4.0
Good Work, Team Mixed
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Hyderābād
May 23, 2025
Pros: Work and team and offices
Cons: Growth perspective and team culture.
- 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.
- 4.0Good Work, Team MixedSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeHyderābādMay 23, 2025Pros: Work and team and officesCons: Growth perspective and team culture.
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