Great Pay, Challenging Work
Great Pay, Challenging Work
Microsoft provides excellent salaries and benefits, exciting work, and the chance to collaborate with very talented people.
On the downside, employees say work-life balance isn't great, and there's a lot of office politics.
Complex business with complex processes.
Lack of communication/integration among different business units.
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Software Engineer
It was good for the position. The questions were hard, but I think I did well. Then there was a system design interview, and that was somehow easy. The interviewer was kind and helped me focus.
Software Engineer
Phone interview with coding, then a four-round final virtual interview. The final interview is data structure heavy, so if you are prepared, it will be okay. Mixed reviews on the interviewers themselves; some were helpful and some were unpleasant, to
Software Engineer
This was a great interview. We chatted about design, product, and past experience. We also went through some coding challenges and trivia questions. There was a behavioral component and many opportunities to ask questions during the interview.
Software Engineer
Cairo, Cairo Governorate, EgyptApril 28, 2025It was good for the position. The questions were hard, but I think I did well. Then there was a system design interview, and that was somehow easy. The interviewer was kind and helped me focus.
Software Engineer
United StatesDecember 22, 2022Phone interview with coding, then a four-round final virtual interview. The final interview is data structure heavy, so if you are prepared, it will be okay. Mixed reviews on the interviewers themselves; some were helpful and some were unpleasant, to
Software Engineer
United StatesMarch 13, 2021This was a great interview. We chatted about design, product, and past experience. We also went through some coding challenges and trivia questions. There was a behavioral component and many opportunities to ask questions during the interview.
