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      Software Engineering Manager Interview

      Oct 14, 2021
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Atlanta, GA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Atlanta, GA)

      Interview

      I had an absolutely terrible interview experience. The recruiter asked me to move my interview up by a week, giving me less time to prepare - despite the urgency, it took 3 weeks for me to get a generic rejection. The interviews themselves went until 8PM, and I was not given any alternative times to schedule. By the first interview, it was clear that the job was not a good technical fit (I wasn't even interested in the problems the team solve). A 1 hour call I had had with the hiring manager ahead of time did not go at all into the technical expectations of the role, despite my questions about them Ultimately I felt as though I wasted both the interviews and my time, and there was no persons I was able to provide this feedback to as the recruiter ghosted me after the scheduling process.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      NDA - technical & behavioral.
      Answer question
      2

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      Mar 16, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft in Jan 2025

      Interview

      1st round with HM - focussed more on past work experiences. After that full loop 4 rounds with team - Coding, Design, Behavioral, People management. I was interviewing for security role, so most design questions were focussed on security concepts - data protection, encryption algorithms etc

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      Software Engineering Manager Interview

      Jan 23, 2024
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
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      I interviewed at Microsoft

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      Excellent interview process, I was treated respectfully and nicely. There was a technical interview, a design interview, an HR interview and a management interview. All were good and went well. I would really like to work there

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      Software Engineering Manager Interview

      Mar 21, 2022
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Cambridge, MA
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Cambridge, MA) in Mar 2022

      Interview

      First round after the recruiter. Virtual interview via Teams. Interviewer was quite easy to talk with and created a smooth "environment". Interviewer answered in details all questions I asked. We had a good exchange comparing my experience with the environment at Microsoft Cambridge.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      How to achieve consensus when engineers don't agree on a design solution ? Several technical questions about the projects described on my resume.
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