Process
I interviewed for a SWE summer intern position.
First, there was an on-campus interview which was half an hour.
Later, they flew me to Redmond for on-site interviews.
My interview consisted of two rounds.
Questions
First round:
- Tell me about yourself
- A coding question
Second round:
- Talk about a project
- A brain teaser question
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 11 interview experiences for the Microsoft SWE role in Redmond, Washington.
Success Rate
45%
Pass Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their SWE roles in Redmond, Washington is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive82%
Neutral9%
Negative9%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's SWE interview process in Redmond, Washington.
Microsoft Work Experiences
5.0
Purely Great Experience
SWE • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
January 13, 2021
Pros: Great, great, great, great, great.
Cons: nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing
5.0
Nice People, Low Pay
SWE • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
November 22, 2020
Pros: Nice people. Laid back. Rest and vest.
Cons: Low pay.
On call.
Not a lot of young people.
5.0
Nice place to work
SWE • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
October 31, 2018
Pros: Not too stressful environment on most teams.
Work the way you want culture.
Cons: Office politics
Can feel like a small gear in a big machine.
- 5.0Purely Great ExperienceSWE • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesJanuary 13, 2021Pros: Great, great, great, great, great.Cons: nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing
- 5.0Nice People, Low PaySWE • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesNovember 22, 2020Pros: Nice people. Laid back. Rest and vest.Cons: Low pay. On call. Not a lot of young people.
- 5.0Nice place to workSWE • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesOctober 31, 2018Pros: Not too stressful environment on most teams. Work the way you want culture.Cons: Office politics Can feel like a small gear in a big machine.
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