What it is like to interview at Microsoft | Microsoft on-site coding interview during the pandemic

[@piggy8435]

Hey, I failed my first interview at Microsoft as well. Thankfully, I tried again the year after and interviewed with a backend systems programming team and now I work there (at the headquarters in Redmond) as a software engineer. Don’t give up!

[@HiPh0Plover1]

do u know anyone there who got it with no cs degree ?

[@Savageboi506]

@@HiPh0Plover1 I did

[@Romalainen]

This is extremely helpful, i have my 4 interviews in a week. I wasn't yet told what is the exact format and had no idea what to expect, Ill do my best to cover all the areas you have mentioned, THANK YOU!

[@HolisticDeveloper]

Wishing to save a smooth interview loop. Let me know how your interview goes. Cheers!

[@debmozumder]

Thank you for opening up and sharing your experience with us. It really means alot to anyone who is going through an interview process also. Interviewing is a months long process and its very exhausing and hard! Rejactions arent easy to swallow. Good luck to your youtube channel. Im comitting to be one of your long term consumer :)

[@LuisPublicidad]

Wow! Good lessons in this process. I agree wth you, we never must give up. Rather do our best every time because in that way people don't overlook us easily. For me failures are the natural path to success. It's what we do all the time as developers: usually, running more than once our programs, because we know that most likely there is something that might be wrong waiting for correction. But in doing it we actually know that we are closer to the our goal, that is, good code and a program running as expected. So, by now, you must be closer to what you expect and deserve. Cheers!

[@HolisticDeveloper]

Yeah, every failure is a step closer to the success. And I prefer to learn from them, and honestly it is not always easy. We as developers become accustomed to failure and become resilient to it. Thank you.

[@vikasnyamati3460]

Hey. Thanks for making this video. I recently got rejected from aws and I expected to get an offer after my interviews. I was very certain I’ll get in till I didn’t. Stuff you mentioned in the video is very relatable. Hope you’re happy with the job you have now. Cheers :)

[@ms9001]

it's a lot about luck too. i also went through the microsoft interviews, all coding/behavioural interviews. did very well in 2 of them, one was ok but had great conversation with the interviewer. the last one was pretty bad because i didn't really understand the interviewer. but i still got an offer. it was for SDE I (60) though, the second lowest level. agree that it's not that you are a poor engineer, it's just there is someone better at that time for that position.

[@nirvikdas619]

I have a technical phone screen with Microsoft in two days. I prepared the best I could. Watching your video really encouraged me to just do my best. So thank you for sharing your experience.

[@HolisticDeveloper]

Wishing you it to go Awesome 👌

[@nirvikdas619]

@@HolisticDeveloper Thank you!

[@0Mynameisearl0]

How’d it go?

[@nirvikdas619]

@@0Mynameisearl0 I didn't get the position. But I do have some interviews lined up for Facebook and Google towards the end of August. So I am keeping my fingers crossed for those 2.

[@abantikatonny]

@nirvik das hi, do you remember what you were asked in your phone screen interview?

[@carefree_ladka]

Hi, I just came across your video and I think you didn't fail. Rejections always lead to new learnings. I'm a React guy and if I apply for Fullstack role , what will they be focusing on (like Node, java etc)?.

[@PikminGuts92]

Thanks for sharing your experience with Microsoft. I just had an onsite with Google this week and was ultimately rejected. So now I'm looking at my other available options.

[@HolisticDeveloper]

I am curious what was your experience with Google. I just had my on-site with Google and it was "interesting "

[@LukeAvedon]

Does anyone know how the Microsoft contractor interview compares to the "Full Time Employee" interview? I assume it is identical.

[@Goishen]

You left it all out on the field. Nothing to be ashamed of.

[@HiPh0Plover1]

i understand your pain not fully of course but i do understand it , dont give up and maybe you are better than those companies

[@jitudas8948]

i just given an interview few weeks back. Scenario is similar to you, i felt I have done well and finally its a no for me. I thought not only my interview experience but trying to make a course out of it for which i have given the interview. I feel a bit upset but thought its a challenge for me as well.

[@jackleroy3585]

Do you ever get health issues from coding example,back,eyes, wrists, fatigue etc.

[@engineered-mind]

Just completed a 3 hr virtual interview last week for a technical PM role - went well (fingers crossed)

[@pragneshamadavadi2267]

Hey first comment I'm following you since your first video came out on youtube 😊

[@HolisticDeveloper]

Awesome! Thank you! You rock!!!

[@Luis-rc4pq]

cool but what were the actual coding questions?

[@md.shamswadudabbir12]

My heart really break down when I heard that they are choosing some one else. Because according to your good expression I thought "Hy! She got the job at Microsoft." Well don't fill bad about it. At least Allah have given you a job. May Allah help us all.

[@HolisticDeveloper]

Wow, thank you so much for believing in me. It all works out for the best. I am starting my new job and I am really happy and excited about it. I am really grateful.

[@davide4607]

That is unfortunate. Where did you end up accepting an offer at?

[@HolisticDeveloper]

I accept a role in a fintech company. I am really excited about it.

[@davide4607]

@@HolisticDeveloper Sounds exciting, congrats 👏

[@omarmahmoud3391]

Could I ask you to make video about international Internships & summer trainings for computer science students and how to prepare for it?

[@HolisticDeveloper]

Hi Omar. I appreciate your request and I want to be honest, I have no experience with it at all. I could research the topic, however it is much better to hear it from a person how actually experienced. I will recommend to checkout or reach out to "Life of Luba" youtube channel because she actually experienced and shared in a few of her videos.

[@omarmahmoud3391]

@@HolisticDeveloper Thanks a lot for your help. One more question if it possible, could you recommend any resources for open source world and how to be involved in it. Eventually, when you have enough time could you talk about searching as it is one of most skills developer should have?

[@dagmegetachew3954]

U didn't fail its a part of lifecycle we encounter such kind of challenges.

[@HolisticDeveloper]

Great way of looking at things and events happening in life. Thank you!

[@rishabhrrk]

Which Champagne did you get?

[@HolisticDeveloper]

Nothing fancy, what looked good at Costco 😅

[@mangeshshikrodkar6192]

I am swe and I had to go through 100s of rejections to get an offer. I have switched few companies and this process repeated so many times. I feel all the time that I am not good but still I do not lose faith in myself and always think I will be better in work or interview next time. Interviewing is kinda drama and we just have to swallow the process.

[@HolisticDeveloper]

Thank you for sharing. Yeah, it is a hard process and we just have to keep doing better and have grit.

[@eduardoribeiro4523]

your videos are great!

[@kevinlobo9570]

It has been a while since this happened, and I am not sure about your beliefs, but someone told me the following phrase: If there is capacity and knowledge, and you are not given an opportunity (in this case a job), then it is divine intervention (God in my case). Then you should now that where you are right know it is the best for you :)

[@erdizz]

Sounds like you’d have a clear shot if you went for a backend-only role. Once you said that you never did frontend professionally, I was like “Oh, that’s why”. That aligns well with your description of how the UI interview went. For pure backend, you’d have another coding round instead, something you were well prepared for. I‘d guess you interviewed for a senior level, that implies limited amount of learning on the spot.

[@HolisticDeveloper]

Yeah, however I also want an opportunity to grow and do things that I have not done before and this looked like a great opportunity for that goal.

[@AleshinIgor]

Спасибо, за очень познавательное видео!

[@kamertonaudiophileplayer847]

I like Microsoft interviewing process especially 10 years ago, because Microsoft paid for two days travel, and it was a good chance to explore the area. Certainly knowing HTML and CSS is helpful, but remembering? Why, stackoverflow and other resources help. And I clearly know why Microsoft rejected, unfortunately can't share on KZbin. I can tell only, it doesn't matter how good you were on interview.

[@df5649]

What were your questions?I'm trying to grasp how difficult is the interview

[@HiPh0Plover1]

you strike me as a netflix developer go for it

[@Romalainen]

This is extremely helpful, i have my 4 interviews in a week. I wasn't yet told what is the exact format and had no idea what to expect, Ill do my best to cover all the areas you have mentioned, THANK YOU!

[@HolisticDeveloper]

How was your interview. Please tell you got an offer.