Microsoft

Solution Architect Interview Experience

December 19, 2021

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

Three interviews were conducted, one focused on technical skills, and others on sales and general cognitive ability.

Technical cloud knowledge was tested.

The interview was fairly straightforward and tested for selling ability.

The Solution Architect role falls under pre-sales at Microsoft.

Questions

How would you design a complex architecture?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Microsoft Solution Architect role in United States.

Success Rate

67%

Pass Rate

Microsoft's interview process for their Solution Architect roles in the United States is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.

Experience Rating

Positive100%

Neutral0%

Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Solution Architect interview process in United States.

Microsoft Work Experiences

Great Work, Missing Balance

Solution Architect • Current Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Pros: Very good work and interesting people to work with.

Cons: Work-life balance is missing.

Great Work, Missing Balance

Solution Architect • Current Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Pros: Very good work and interesting people to work with.

Cons: Work-life balance is missing.

Best Company, No Cons

Solution Architect • Current Employee

Pros: Best company to work for

Cons: No cons as of now.

Best Company, No Cons

Solution Architect • Current Employee

Pros: Best company to work for

Cons: No cons as of now.

Smart Team, Fairytale Thinking

Solution Architect • Former Employee

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

January 30, 2025

Pros: Smart, inspiring people around you.

Cons: People live in a fairytale world sometimes, where they think everything Microsoft does is the best.

Smart Team, Fairytale Thinking

Solution Architect • Former Employee

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

January 30, 2025

Pros: Smart, inspiring people around you.

Cons: People live in a fairytale world sometimes, where they think everything Microsoft does is the best.

Great Work, Missing Balance

Solution Architect • Current Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Pros: Very good work and interesting people to work with.

Cons: Work-life balance is missing.

5.0
Great Work, Missing Balance
Solution Architect • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
July 27, 2022
Pros: Very good work and interesting people to work with.
Cons: Work-life balance is missing.

Best Company, No Cons

Solution Architect • Current Employee

Pros: Best company to work for

Cons: No cons as of now.

5.0
Best Company, No Cons
Solution Architect • Current Employee
June 30, 2022
Pros: Best company to work for
Cons: No cons as of now.

Smart Team, Fairytale Thinking

Solution Architect • Former Employee

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

January 30, 2025

Pros: Smart, inspiring people around you.

Cons: People live in a fairytale world sometimes, where they think everything Microsoft does is the best.

4.0
Smart Team, Fairytale Thinking
Solution Architect • Former Employee
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
January 30, 2025
Pros: Smart, inspiring people around you.
Cons: People live in a fairytale world sometimes, where they think everything Microsoft does is the best.

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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