SWE Interview Interview Experience - United States
October 7, 2021
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
First round interview.
The first 10 minutes were behavioral.
The next 20 minutes involved a LeetCode easy-ish question. I think they just wanted to hear you ask questions, etc., because the question was really vague.
Questions
How would you check if a phone number was taken?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Microsoft SWE Interview role in United States.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their SWE Interview roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's SWE Interview interview process in United States.
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