Microsoft

SWE Intern Interview Experience

July 28, 2023

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

Had a phone about basic cs topics then 2 45 min calls, both lc mediums. Overall wasn't that bad, but it's hard to get past the resume screening I heard.

Questions

Sliding Window and Hashmap question.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 76 interview experiences for the Microsoft SWE Intern role in United States.

Success Rate

45%

Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive78%

Neutral16%

Negative7%

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

Microsoft Work Experiences

Unfair Play, Mixed Bag

SWE Intern • Former Employee

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

Pros: Decent pay compared to other companies and not very long work hours.

Cons: I joined Microsoft through the Engage program in 2021. The hiring process was completely random until we got to the project round. Even there, people with nonexistent technical skills and very proficient bootlicking skills got direct offers. But the worst was yet to come. After I got selected, I saw that 80% of the people who got selected were female. I was pissed for a while and sad that my deserving friends didn't get selected, while these bootlicking, walking makeup kits got selected. However, after a while, I decided to just enjoy it, since despite the unfairness, I was going to Microsoft with a bunch of hawt gals. I was psyched. Little did I know that this was just the beginning. After getting there, I saw the disparity in work-life balance between guys and gals. The managers were continuously helping the gals, and with the guys, it was a burden for them to help in any way. And the girls, knowing this, were using their 'feminine wiles' to the fullest extent. My time there was not as fun as I had imagined before coming. This gender thing is becoming more of an issue now. In fact, it is now a reason that I would suggest people (guys) to maybe not even try MSFT.

Unfair Play, Mixed Bag

SWE Intern • Former Employee

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

Pros: Decent pay compared to other companies and not very long work hours.

Cons: I joined Microsoft through the Engage program in 2021. The hiring process was completely random until we got to the project round. Even there, people with nonexistent technical skills and very proficient bootlicking skills got direct offers. But the worst was yet to come. After I got selected, I saw that 80% of the people who got selected were female. I was pissed for a while and sad that my deserving friends didn't get selected, while these bootlicking, walking makeup kits got selected. However, after a while, I decided to just enjoy it, since despite the unfairness, I was going to Microsoft with a bunch of hawt gals. I was psyched. Little did I know that this was just the beginning. After getting there, I saw the disparity in work-life balance between guys and gals. The managers were continuously helping the gals, and with the guys, it was a burden for them to help in any way. And the girls, knowing this, were using their 'feminine wiles' to the fullest extent. My time there was not as fun as I had imagined before coming. This gender thing is becoming more of an issue now. In fact, it is now a reason that I would suggest people (guys) to maybe not even try MSFT.

Great Pay, Long Hours

SWE Intern • Current Employee

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Pros: Very good salary and nice staff.

Cons: Spend a lot of time though.

Great Pay, Long Hours

SWE Intern • Current Employee

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Pros: Very good salary and nice staff.

Cons: Spend a lot of time though.

Welcoming But Unsupportive Project

SWE Intern • Former Employee

Pros: Welcoming environment. Nice onboarding. Nice company.

Cons: No specific feedback from manager. Project was probably sent to trash.

Welcoming But Unsupportive Project

SWE Intern • Former Employee

Pros: Welcoming environment. Nice onboarding. Nice company.

Cons: No specific feedback from manager. Project was probably sent to trash.

Unfair Play, Mixed Bag

SWE Intern • Former Employee

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

Pros: Decent pay compared to other companies and not very long work hours.

Cons: I joined Microsoft through the Engage program in 2021. The hiring process was completely random until we got to the project round. Even there, people with nonexistent technical skills and very proficient bootlicking skills got direct offers. But the worst was yet to come. After I got selected, I saw that 80% of the people who got selected were female. I was pissed for a while and sad that my deserving friends didn't get selected, while these bootlicking, walking makeup kits got selected. However, after a while, I decided to just enjoy it, since despite the unfairness, I was going to Microsoft with a bunch of hawt gals. I was psyched. Little did I know that this was just the beginning. After getting there, I saw the disparity in work-life balance between guys and gals. The managers were continuously helping the gals, and with the guys, it was a burden for them to help in any way. And the girls, knowing this, were using their 'feminine wiles' to the fullest extent. My time there was not as fun as I had imagined before coming. This gender thing is becoming more of an issue now. In fact, it is now a reason that I would suggest people (guys) to maybe not even try MSFT.

1.0
Unfair Play, Mixed Bag
SWE Intern • Former Employee
Hyderābād, Telangana, India
June 23, 2022
Pros: Decent pay compared to other companies and not very long work hours.
Cons: I joined Microsoft through the Engage program in 2021. The hiring process was completely random until we got to the project round. Even there, people with nonexistent technical skills and very proficient bootlicking skills got direct offers. But the worst was yet to come. After I got selected, I saw that 80% of the people who got selected were female. I was pissed for a while and sad that my deserving friends didn't get selected, while these bootlicking, walking makeup kits got selected. However, after a while, I decided to just enjoy it, since despite the unfairness, I was going to Microsoft with a bunch of hawt gals. I was psyched. Little did I know that this was just the beginning. After getting there, I saw the disparity in work-life balance between guys and gals. The managers were continuously helping the gals, and with the guys, it was a burden for them to help in any way. And the girls, knowing this, were using their 'feminine wiles' to the fullest extent. My time there was not as fun as I had imagined before coming. This gender thing is becoming more of an issue now. In fact, it is now a reason that I would suggest people (guys) to maybe not even try MSFT.

Great Pay, Long Hours

SWE Intern • Current Employee

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Pros: Very good salary and nice staff.

Cons: Spend a lot of time though.

5.0
Great Pay, Long Hours
SWE Intern • Current Employee
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
March 22, 2022
Pros: Very good salary and nice staff.
Cons: Spend a lot of time though.

Welcoming But Unsupportive Project

SWE Intern • Former Employee

Pros: Welcoming environment. Nice onboarding. Nice company.

Cons: No specific feedback from manager. Project was probably sent to trash.

4.0
Welcoming But Unsupportive Project
SWE Intern • Former Employee
April 16, 2021
Pros: Welcoming environment. Nice onboarding. Nice company.
Cons: No specific feedback from manager. Project was probably sent to trash.

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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