Great Balance, Low Pay
Great Balance, Low Pay
Work-life balance, opportunities for learning
Political at higher levels, hard to grow, peanuts compensation.
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Microsoft Interview Experiences
Group Engineering Manager
Behavioral and based on cultural fit. Questions revolved around: * Your ability to cope with failure. * Your ability to learn from mistakes. * Your ability to grow as a technical expert and as a leader and manager.
SWE Intern
Had 3 interviews focused on LeetCode-style problems. The questions were quite easy; one was about dynamic programming, and some other questions were about linked lists. They were Easy/Medium difficulty. Each interview was around 45 minutes long.
Software Engineer
I got the invitation link, completed and passed every test case successfully, but surprisingly received a rejection the following week without any clear explanation, even though my performance met all expectations.
Group Engineering Manager
Redmond, Washington, United StatesMay 28, 2024Behavioral and based on cultural fit. Questions revolved around: * Your ability to cope with failure. * Your ability to learn from mistakes. * Your ability to grow as a technical expert and as a leader and manager.
SWE Intern
Seattle, Washington, United StatesNovember 9, 2025Had 3 interviews focused on LeetCode-style problems. The questions were quite easy; one was about dynamic programming, and some other questions were about linked lists. They were Easy/Medium difficulty. Each interview was around 45 minutes long.
Software Engineer
Seattle, Washington, United StatesNovember 5, 2025I got the invitation link, completed and passed every test case successfully, but surprisingly received a rejection the following week without any clear explanation, even though my performance met all expectations.
