Software Engineering Internship
Software Engineering Internship
Meaningful intern projects. Great diversity of teams: Microsoft has its hands on absolutely everything, so you get to talk to a lot of very smart and interesting people. Probably has the best intern benefits out there. Intern events are amazing. I've had great mentors. It's a great time to join Microsoft in the midst of its reinvention.
The engineering mentality in some teams is not the best: software design is not given too much thought, and lazy shortcuts are often taken instead of an ideal solution. This applies to teams that have a lot of legacy code.
The internship experience depends a lot on the mentor. Most mentors are great; if you're one of the unlucky few, your internship won't be as rewarding.
More thought to intern-mentor matching.
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Software Engineer Intern
Very straightforward, two back-to-back thirty-minute technical interviews that had a combination of LeetCode easy and medium questions, along with some behavioral questions that were sprinkled in there.
Software Engineer Intern
One OA, then a final round. The final round is two interviews, each 45 minutes long. Basically all technical. The first one was implementing Dijkstra's from scratch. The other one was a typical medium string question using two pointers.
Software Engineer Intern
Pretty nice overall process. It was very standard, and the process was quick after the OA and interviews. The interview consisted of a standard behavioral assessment and a pretty easy LeetCode medium implementation. I received the offer.
Software Engineer Intern
Redmond, Washington, United StatesNovember 21, 2025Very straightforward, two back-to-back thirty-minute technical interviews that had a combination of LeetCode easy and medium questions, along with some behavioral questions that were sprinkled in there.
Software Engineer Intern
Redmond, Washington, United StatesOctober 9, 2025One OA, then a final round. The final round is two interviews, each 45 minutes long. Basically all technical. The first one was implementing Dijkstra's from scratch. The other one was a typical medium string question using two pointers.
Software Engineer Intern
Redmond, Washington, United StatesOctober 9, 2025Pretty nice overall process. It was very standard, and the process was quick after the OA and interviews. The interview consisted of a standard behavioral assessment and a pretty easy LeetCode medium implementation. I received the offer.
