Microsoft Software Development Engineer interview questions
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Software Development 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 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Microsoft in Sep 2014
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Applied online. Scheduled a on campus interview the following week. The interview went smoothly but I was not well prepared and was not in a good physical state. HR is somewhat responsive and helpful.
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I give you 3 baskets of apples oranges or mixed with all labels marked incorrectly you can not look at them how do you fix the labels without looking at it and by pulling one item out
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It is easy, look online for questions and how to solve them
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Blacksburg, VA) in Sep 2014
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I applied online in Microsoft's official website for an internship position. I was contacted by a recruiter about one year for a full-time position as a software development engineer. I was asked if I was interested to interview for the position. I was scheduled to interview two weeks later on campus at 11:00 am on Friday. It was a 1:1 interview.
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Tell me about a project or job where your contribution made a huge impact on it.