Glamorous Work, Boring Content
Glamorous Work, Boring Content
- Experience in Microsoft is definitely glamorous, especially here in China.
- Good work-life balance
- The content of work is generally boring here in China, often front-end stuff.
- Interns are categorized as vendors, having a lower position here than in other companies like Google.
Letting interns take part in more valuable and challenging work might inspire them to work harder and learn harder.
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SWE Intern
3 Rounds Total. First round OA. DSA hard to medium questions had dynamic programming. Second Round Interview online: Asked for introduction, 2 medium DSA questions. I could tell the algorithm for one but couldn't code it up, and I solved the other
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.
SWE Intern
I got a referral from the TNT program, which allowed me to skip the phone screen and other interviews. I got to the final round and had back-to-back interviews with a Software Engineer and a Product Manager. Both interviews were mostly behavioral, wi
SWE Intern
Hyderābād, Telangana, IndiaNovember 14, 20253 Rounds Total. First round OA. DSA hard to medium questions had dynamic programming. Second Round Interview online: Asked for introduction, 2 medium DSA questions. I could tell the algorithm for one but couldn't code it up, and I solved the other
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.
SWE Intern
Redmond, Washington, United StatesNovember 4, 2025I got a referral from the TNT program, which allowed me to skip the phone screen and other interviews. I got to the final round and had back-to-back interviews with a Software Engineer and a Product Manager. Both interviews were mostly behavioral, wi
