Microsoft

Software Developer Interview Experience - Germany

January 19, 2023

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

I had a job interview at MS. The impression was very professional. There were different interview rounds and contact persons, sometimes several in one interview. There were no complaints regarding friendliness and professionalism.

Questions

What would you do if you were GF here?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Microsoft Software Developer role in Germany.

Success Rate

0%

Pass Rate

Microsoft's interview process for their Software Entwickler roles in Germany is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive100%

Neutral0%

Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Developer interview process in Germany.

Microsoft Work Experiences

Was great, not so much now

Data Centre Engineer • Current Employee

London, England, United Kingdom

Pros: Great working atmosphere and great people to work with. Varied and busy job.

Cons: Insistent on hiring inexperienced people on low salaries. Cutting benefits and salaries. Cheap uniforms. No training courses (you get referred to LinkedIn). Not 24/7, so work just builds up out of hours, meaning you're playing catch-up during the week. No bonus, but management get one.

Was great, not so much now

Data Centre Engineer • Current Employee

London, England, United Kingdom

Pros: Great working atmosphere and great people to work with. Varied and busy job.

Cons: Insistent on hiring inexperienced people on low salaries. Cutting benefits and salaries. Cheap uniforms. No training courses (you get referred to LinkedIn). Not 24/7, so work just builds up out of hours, meaning you're playing catch-up during the week. No bonus, but management get one.

Well-balanced place

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

September 16, 2015

Pros: Enough smart people to learn from. Lots of interesting projects to choose from. Decent work-life balance and flexible schedule. Good for building a career in the long term.

Cons: Some (but not all) managers have poor technical expertise. Most managers never code and never look at code. Lots of politics and shady agreements between managers surface up later in surprising ways. Many projects move relatively slow, with some exceptions. Some people move from team to team, leaving subpar quality behind them.

Well-balanced place

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

September 16, 2015

Pros: Enough smart people to learn from. Lots of interesting projects to choose from. Decent work-life balance and flexible schedule. Good for building a career in the long term.

Cons: Some (but not all) managers have poor technical expertise. Most managers never code and never look at code. Lots of politics and shady agreements between managers surface up later in surprising ways. Many projects move relatively slow, with some exceptions. Some people move from team to team, leaving subpar quality behind them.

Slow Bureaucracy, Great People

Software Design Engineer (SDE) • Former Employee

Pros: Good salary and benefits Good work/life balance Great people to work with

Cons: Huge organization, which makes everything move very slowly. Lot of bureaucracy.

Slow Bureaucracy, Great People

Software Design Engineer (SDE) • Former Employee

Pros: Good salary and benefits Good work/life balance Great people to work with

Cons: Huge organization, which makes everything move very slowly. Lot of bureaucracy.

Was great, not so much now

Data Centre Engineer • Current Employee

London, England, United Kingdom

Pros: Great working atmosphere and great people to work with. Varied and busy job.

Cons: Insistent on hiring inexperienced people on low salaries. Cutting benefits and salaries. Cheap uniforms. No training courses (you get referred to LinkedIn). Not 24/7, so work just builds up out of hours, meaning you're playing catch-up during the week. No bonus, but management get one.

3.0
Was great, not so much now
Data Centre Engineer • Current Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
April 12, 2023
Pros: Great working atmosphere and great people to work with. Varied and busy job.
Cons: Insistent on hiring inexperienced people on low salaries. Cutting benefits and salaries. Cheap uniforms. No training courses (you get referred to LinkedIn). Not 24/7, so work just builds up out of hours, meaning you're playing catch-up during the week. No bonus, but management get one.

Well-balanced place

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

September 16, 2015

Pros: Enough smart people to learn from. Lots of interesting projects to choose from. Decent work-life balance and flexible schedule. Good for building a career in the long term.

Cons: Some (but not all) managers have poor technical expertise. Most managers never code and never look at code. Lots of politics and shady agreements between managers surface up later in surprising ways. Many projects move relatively slow, with some exceptions. Some people move from team to team, leaving subpar quality behind them.

4.0
Well-balanced place
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
September 16, 2015
Pros: Enough smart people to learn from. Lots of interesting projects to choose from. Decent work-life balance and flexible schedule. Good for building a career in the long term.
Cons: Some (but not all) managers have poor technical expertise. Most managers never code and never look at code. Lots of politics and shady agreements between managers surface up later in surprising ways. Many projects move relatively slow, with some exceptions. Some people move from team to team, leaving subpar quality behind them.

Slow Bureaucracy, Great People

Software Design Engineer (SDE) • Former Employee

Pros: Good salary and benefits Good work/life balance Great people to work with

Cons: Huge organization, which makes everything move very slowly. Lot of bureaucracy.

4.0
Slow Bureaucracy, Great People
Software Design Engineer (SDE) • Former Employee
Haifa, Israel
August 4, 2015
Pros: Good salary and benefits Good work/life balance Great people to work with
Cons: Huge organization, which makes everything move very slowly. Lot of bureaucracy.

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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