Microsoft

SWE Interview Experience - Hyderābād, Telangana

September 1, 2021

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

First coding round.

Followed by three technical rounds where questions based on algorithms and data structures were asked. This also included some behavioral questions, such as what would be my approach to solve a problem (the ideal answer is I should first try to solve the sub-problems).

Questions

Given two strings, find the total number of errors between them. One string can be modified by inserting, deleting, or replacing a character to become the other string. This is also known as the edit distance.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Microsoft SWE role in Hyderābād, Telangana.

Success Rate

33%

Pass Rate

Microsoft's interview process for their SWE roles in Hyderābād, Telangana is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive100%

Neutral0%

Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's SWE interview process in Hyderābād, Telangana.

Microsoft Work Experiences

SWE intern review

SWE • Former Employee

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

October 26, 2021

Pros: Good work-life balance and perks. Good teammates.

Cons: Slow growth and compensation, a little less.

SWE intern review

SWE • Former Employee

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

October 26, 2021

Pros: Good work-life balance and perks. Good teammates.

Cons: Slow growth and compensation, a little less.

Good Place, Nothing Else

SWE • Current Employee

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

Pros: A good place to work here.

Cons: Not much to say, anything.

Good Place, Nothing Else

SWE • Current Employee

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

Pros: A good place to work here.

Cons: Not much to say, anything.

Good Balance, Lower Pay

SWE • Current Employee

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

Pros: Great work-life balance :)

Cons: Less salary as compared to other companies.

Good Balance, Lower Pay

SWE • Current Employee

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

Pros: Great work-life balance :)

Cons: Less salary as compared to other companies.

SWE intern review

SWE • Former Employee

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

October 26, 2021

Pros: Good work-life balance and perks. Good teammates.

Cons: Slow growth and compensation, a little less.

5.0
SWE intern review
SWE • Former Employee
Hyderābād, Telangana, India
October 26, 2021
Pros: Good work-life balance and perks. Good teammates.
Cons: Slow growth and compensation, a little less.

Good Place, Nothing Else

SWE • Current Employee

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

Pros: A good place to work here.

Cons: Not much to say, anything.

5.0
Good Place, Nothing Else
SWE • Current Employee
Hyderābād, Telangana, India
April 9, 2021
Pros: A good place to work here.
Cons: Not much to say, anything.

Good Balance, Lower Pay

SWE • Current Employee

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

Pros: Great work-life balance :)

Cons: Less salary as compared to other companies.

3.0
Good Balance, Lower Pay
SWE • Current Employee
Hyderābād, Telangana, India
June 18, 2020
Pros: Great work-life balance :)
Cons: Less salary as compared to other companies.

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.

ArraysStringsTwo Pointers

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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