Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Microsoft (Boston, MA) in Nov 2016
Interview
Received an on campus interview after a career fair. 30 minutes 1 question written on paper. Interviewer was helpful but slightly mean. Question was not that bad but was specifically looking for the most optimal solution.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Implement Set() data structure and create the add() function
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Microsoft (Providence, RI) in Feb 2017
Interview
I was invited to an on-campus 30 minute interview. I was asked to write an algorithm to solve a problem (don't remember anymore) using pen and paper. Afterwords, I was given an opportunity to ask any questions I had. About a week later, I was sent an email that I had passed the first interview rounds, and was invited to the final rounds BUT that however, they had no interview opportunities currently available. ??? that was that.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Microsoft (Pittsburgh, PA) in Nov 2016
Interview
I attended the university recruiting event and after about a couple of weeks, I received an interview offer at campus. I sat down with a recruiter 1:1 and answered resume and technical questions. I didn't like that he didn't pay attention to me while I was talking.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was asked what a stack is, and how to reverse elements in a stack.