Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience
September 1, 2017
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I did an on-campus interview at my university. The interviewer didn't ask about my resume and went straight to coding. I messed up and forgot how to do the problem, and the interviewer basically told me it's fine and that they also screwed up their first interview too.
Questions
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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
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 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
Great Culture, Overloaded Hours
Platform Engineer • Current Employee
Gurgaon, Haryana, India
September 2, 2025
Pros: Good pay.
Great office culture.
Cons: Work overload.
Have to work overtime.
- 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 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.
- 5.0Great Culture, Overloaded HoursPlatform Engineer • Current EmployeeGurgaon, Haryana, IndiaSeptember 2, 2025Pros: Good pay. Great office culture.Cons: Work overload. Have to work overtime.
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