How to Get a Software Engineering Job at Microsoft
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 พ.ค. 2024
- Are you interested in getting a Software Engineering job at a top tech company like Microsoft, Google, Facebook or Amazon? Are curious about the interview process and looking for some tips and advice on getting started? I will attempt to demystify the interview process and offer some advice from the perspective of an interviewer. While I’ve tailored this video to fit Microsoft’s process specifically, most of it is applicable to any of the top tech companies.
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TIMESTAMPS
START (0:00)
HOW TO GET STARTED? STEPS 1 - 5 (1:16)
WHY ARE TECHNICAL INTERVIEWS SO HARD?
(4:23)
WHAT DO TECHNICAL INTERVIEWS COVER? (
6:57)
WHAT IS THE INTERVIEW PROCESS LIKE, START TO FINISH? (
11:03)
HOW ARE CANDIDATES EVALUATED? ANY TIPS TO DO WELL? (12:41)
I GOT AN OFFER! WHAT’S NEXT? (15:50)
I GOT REJECTED. WHAT DO I DO NOW? (
17:42)
CONCLUSION (
19:07)
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Thank you, for all your comments 🙏I will work on making some videos related to strategies around problem solving and system design. However, those topics will be hard to cover in just one or two videos, so I am thinking of making a video series that you can watch episodically to build on as you go. Hoping to have them ready in a month or so. Thanks for being patient :) In the meanwhile, I will continue to create some the usual content that will hopefully also be useful!
Thanks again, really appreciate it :)
Sir can i have your linkedin handle.
Thanks , will love to listen you advise
Sir can you please help me with a good preparation strategy as I'm in 5th semester and just started with DSA . Am I too late ? How do I practice and get good at problem solving
@@akhilkhubchandani2632 Pre video series coming in a month or so. Actively working on it.
Utsavized Am I too late ? I really want to become a good software engineer like you . I’m ready to put in the work as well
Yes. Please make detailed video on Data Structures and Algorithms. Sometimes the competitive programming actually goes into the core of mathematics. How much maths? And generally what type of things should we focus more on? Maybe my questions have become a little unstructured. Apology for that.
Edit: I've just completed second semester in my college. So, I think it's a nice time to structure my goals in college, will get to spend plenty of time focusing on specific topic.
yes sir please
Probably one of the best videos I have ever come across on SDE Interview tips! Brilliant.
I just came across your channel a couple of days ago and now I think I got late again.
Had I met a mentor like you at the beginning of my career 6 years ago, I would have been a part of a teach giant by now and not living the life of a so called engineer.
Keep doing what you do...it might save someone ! Thank you :)
So far loving your videos, it's hard to find honest, unpolluted, and mature content that's not always falling towards pushing a product or an idea. Also, great production value, I appreciate the effort you are making, thank you very much for sharing!.
Thank you ... I think there are ways to make some side income here and there, and that is totally okay ... but I've always believed that the education itself, should be FREE, and not 5% free and 95% behind some paid wall. I will do my best to always keep my educational content free. :)
Looking forward for the vid with tips and tricks for learning data structures and algorithms
Yes, looking forward for the same
Been following your videos for a week or so now, I would love to see you make some system design videos, basics of it, and how to design different systems. Would be a good learning experience for the viewers :)
Nice coverage of the interview process. Would like to hear about problem solving process in detail video!
This channel is a gold mine! Thank you for publishing this type of content. Hopefully I will get there one day
Give this man a bells!! It seems like he's been through the trenches and he's speaking from experience! Thanks for taking the time to give us a better perspective and understanding of what to expect in our interview!
Thanks for watching!
Can I know where do you reach please?
Fantastic video. I'll be sending in my application for the Microsoft LEAP program this week, and I feel like the information in this video will (hopefully) be invaluable on the road ahead!
That's so cool to watch what you just shared! Thank you for being so kind and coming up with those tons of valuable information!
I was blown away when I saw you only had 1.4K subscribers this morning. The quality of your videos is top notch. Great communication, presentation, even color/design balance in your office space and filming/editing. I think you've set up everything for this channel to take off over this year and it's only a matter of time before I come back and see you've hit 100, 200, 500K, etc.
I'm also a good sucker for a realistic view inside Microsoft/Google. Back in college I was flown out to campus two years in a row for final rounds and didn't quite make it either time. But I loved being on campus and got keyed into some of the (then) newer xbox studio buildings. I work in a rural area now w/ 8 years industry experience, but I always think in the back of my head I might move out to Seattle/SoCal for a change of pace and take another shot at Microsoft. Videos like these make me itch to pull out my algorithms books and prove how much further I am now by getting in.
Thank you for your message! Really appreciate it. Honestly, if you feel like you'd like SoCal/Seattle, and working in big tech again, I'd say, do it! And hope my videos will be able to provide the push/motivation for you to go through with it if you desire so :) Good luck in whatever you decide!
@@EngineeringwithUtsav Thanks!
Btw, if you're looking for good topics for videos, I'd love to see your take on the system design process for an application. Especially the types of considerations you'd make if you were deploying it for a company like Microsoft.
I’m looking for positions at Microsoft! I have completed degree in business administration! What should I major in?
Possibly the best interview video I have watched, Ever! Thank you so much for the insight
Thank you!
It was great to hear it from an interviewer's/senior engineer's perspective.🤔
Glad I found this channel! I just got my first co-op placement as a python dev and could have used this information before I went into the interview. I will definitely use this information as I continue my studies and into the workforce. Thanks for such a clean, structured way of explaining employer expectations with no added fluff.
Thanks! :)
Great content, Utsav. Really good stuff, keep it up!
I LOVED THIS VIDEO! The way explained it made it so simple for me to understand and I am now motivated more than ever to apply to Microsoft.
I would really like to see your video on how to prepare for the technical (coding) interviews. I hope you make it soon! Keep on rocking!
Thank you for a very humble and down to earth take on this topic. Subscribed for more 🙂
If you could take a deep dive into problem solving and system design as you had mentioned, that would be great. 🙏
Thanks for the clear information about interview process :)
guys be ready for two series from this Chanel, 1:Problem Solving, 2: System Design 🤪😇
This is so resourceful for sure. I have gained a lot of knowledge than I'd think of. Thanks Egh Utsav.
i really loved the way u explained everything , being a 3rd semester student this means a lot to me....
More system design please!!! ❤︎ You motivated me to grind harder.
Best recommendation to me this year by TH-cam ❤️. Subscribed.
This was such a good breakdown on how to get into Microsoft as a Software Engineer! Utsav, thank you so much for putting in the time to make this video. I learnt so much from watching this one video compared to the 30-50 or so videos on interview preps for software engineering jobs at FAANG companies. The best part about how Utsav has broken this video down is that the process of preparing for an interview and the mindset required to succeed in them, can be applied across the spectrum of tech companies, not just Microsoft. I feel like I came away with this video with a solid roadmap on the core things I need to focus on to better prepare myself for the interview process. Furthermore, I have a very good understanding of the soft-skills I need to be building like problem solving, clear communication, effective collaboration, honesty and transparency, that will set me up for success. I'll just end here by saying that I especially appreciate how Utsav talked about how a technical interviewer thinks when they're interviewing a candidate - this is such valuable information because it helps put me in the shoes of the recruiter, allowing me to know how I need to be approaching different types of questions. I'll definitely be coming back to this video to rewatch and take further notes. I intend to use it as a guide to prepare for the interview process.
These tips were golden. It gave me lots of motivation, hopefully I can get an internship in Microsoft.
Hey Man so much of knowledge... Thank You so much... TH-cam recommended this... I'm onto my Job search nowadays.. Thanks again... you earned a subscriber ❤️
Waao, You keep everything in one video. Great Man. Loved it
Wow you are one of the most genuine I saw
Loved it! Eagerly waiting for your video! ♥️
Yeah man, if you could, please do make some videos regarding problem-solving/coding.
As someone who conducts 1-3 interviews per week, I can say that EVERYTHING you said is 100% right. I have a very similar approach to yours. Great content.
This is probably late. Can I send you an email? I am interested in applying for a software engineering position
Every single video you discussed making I’d love to watch, currently a fresh grad looking for a job hearing your viewpoint is definitely eye opening
I will do my best to churn those videos out :) Stay tuned!
Great content man. Keep up the good work.
Great advice, and also thank you for sharing your own personal story as motivation.
Thank you so much Utsavized for share your experiences.
To be your first video about this topic, really it was very informative and detailed it.
Definitely I have long way to prepare my self. :)
Should be very valuate if you go up a video talking about design systems, I have a knowledege lack in that area.
Your channel will be huge. Take care.
Wow, thank you for your kind words. I’ll try to put together something on the technical details of interviewing
Being a software developer is beautiful. I love all the challenges together
Thank you so much!!! Love this refreshing info 🙏
Great tips! I would highlight the "How do you go about solving a problem?" part. Once, during an interview for one of FAANG, I was asked how I would implement "a Spotify" and I didn't even bothered to ask about which features were expected or even how was it supposed to scale on user's access, number of songs or whatever else. I jumped right into drawing boxes and lines in the whiteboard. It probably shown to the interviewer that I was not prepared enough or didn't had the expected experience , and it was most likely the reason I didn't get in, since I did pretty well in the coding challenges. The interaction and the QUESTIONS asked during these design sessions are the most important part IMO.
Spot on! System design questions are as much about gathering requirements about functionality and scope, as they are about a high level design and then a deep dive in some specific part of the system.
Plz talk more about the problem saving thank you so much god for finding this fabulous channel
Thanks for the video. Every single point u spoke about, makes sense. Please make a video on system design n algo, specially dealing with tree
Another great video Utsav! I really appreciate you sharing this! :)
Thanks you, for watching :)
I really appreciate the time and effort you've put in this video, so much knowledge; you got a new sub. Keep it up man! I look forward for the coding preparation video :)
Thank you! Will do my best to keep posting useful stuff :)
This was super helpful and inspiring. Hope to get interviewed by you someday ;)
Awesome video! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for this very informative video. I have a question regarding the profile on the microsoft careers website. We have to fill out job descriptions, but the boxes don't allow any formatting so it all comes out as a big block of text that's not very easy to read. Do recruiters read these or is this purely for the applicant tracking system?
Great Video! ❤. Thank you for the encouragement.
Solid advice. Thanks a lot
Amazing video! Very fresh style for this type of interview tips on TH-cam. I gained a lot of insight from your honest review of the interviewing process. Thanks for making such videos for us, I’d hit you back with a bigger thank you note if I ever made it into one of the big tech companies one day.
Glad it was helpful! I'll be expecting that note, when you make it -- I know you can do it!
Hey Utsav,
I would like to say that this video motivated me
when I was about to move away to be part of MSFT.
Well, I worked hard, started to be confident about
my skills and accepted my weaknesses; guess
what?
I'm in :)
This video is soooo motivated video, I’m more decided than ever
One of the best Tech channel from one of the truest person ever
Last few days i only watched your videos..
You are great... Keep helping us ❤️
Thanks for the motivation !
Just like you I also have the spreadsheet of 71 jobs i applied to until i got a job 2 weeks ago as a front end developer. I am looking to further improve my development and algorithm skills to one day get a chance to be interviewed at Microsoft.
"I'm senior engineer because I have wide area of expertise, not because I know everything". This quote alone made me subscribe your channel.
thank you for you advices !!
Just had a brutal technical interview this week. I really needed to hear this. Thanks a lot.
Learn from your mistakes and move on to come out stronger! You got this man. Good luck!
Really thanks for your advices and great job
Amazingly execution of information !! 🙏🙏
Wow. This is a very helpful and well-structured advice! About all because I'm on the job hunt. Thank you! You got a new subscriber :)
Thanks! :)
I literally never comment on TH-cam videos but your videos are AMAZING. I can tell you have great teaching skills based on how you present the information.
Thank you! :)
His explanation is captivating, transparent, and gives meaning behind why we want to be a software engineer.
This is the best video I have seen till now.
What a man you are Sir! You're my inspiration 🤗❤
Really inspiring video. Hats of to you
Not only this video covers what it takes to be a software engineer at Microsoft, but also rejections you have gone through and still got to where you are. Really inspiring and thank you for sharing it with us. Really made my day.
Glad you found it helpful! :)
Tomorrow will be my MS interview and while searching for some MS interview experience I came across your video, surely it gave me so much confidence and positivity..✋✋...Keep doing great work Utsav :)
Wow! This is really a great video. Love to know some stories of candidates who selected and rejected by you and the mistake done by them. Again, Thanks a lot!
Noted. I will try to answer that in one of my upcoming videos. :) Thanks!
Thank you for clear and concise discussion. I have already watched a lot of video regarding pro tips on preparing in technical interview. This is for most detailed. Thank you for inspiration and motivation 👍
Glad it was helpful!
One of the most helpful videos I have ever watched... Ever. Thank you for this!
Glad it was helpful!
Awesome video! Very helpful. thank you :)
Very knowledgeable video, man! Your "A day in the life of a software engineer" video brought me here.
Subscribed!
Awesome, thank you!
Cant wait for the problem solving video. Very useful content dai. :)
I’ll try to work on something. Need to start documenting some strategies
Thank you brother!
You are the best. Thanks for inspiring!
What a great video. Just about to take my interview and this motivated me a lot!
You decided to leave whitehat.jr how can you do that! Ohh understandable, chintu replaced you. samuel😂😂
Good luck, Samuel! You got this!
@@udayptp Exactly
Woah! Manual Miller
🤣 I saw how i rejected from Microsoft
Thank you for sharing sir. I just graduated college with my Bachelor's in Computer Science 2 weeks ago and I have had over 76 rejections, but your video inspired me to work harder and stay diligent!
Rejections make you stronger if you learn from them.
This is awesome! thanks for all the advice. Got a sub :)
Thanks for the sub!
Excellent way of explanation
Hoping to learn some more from this channel
Thank you Sir
Oh man, your coverage of the interview is so thorough and on-point, I love it! Especially at the end where you brought in your own personal experience & struggle (I can relate).
Discovered your channel today and after watching just 1 video, the urge to subscribe with *notifications couldn't allow me to finish it. From good graphics, pro editing skills, nice workspace e.t.c you've got it all going for this channel and your overall candidness is invigorating.
Thank you for your kind words, Timothy! :) I hope I can continue to provide useful content! Thank you for the sub!
I never came across such a structural strategy.. it helped will help me for sure
Really warm thank you for sharing your experience with us sir
I am glad youtube got your video in my recommendations🙌
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The good is after interview , you can get the feedback from the recruiter. Thank you your video, I will continue apply.
All the best
Good luck with channel men. P. S. What's and from which university your degree?
Would love to see a video/videos about technical interview problem solving! That would be hugely helpful. Loved the video!
I’ll try to work on something, thanks!
Utsavized I’m particularly interested in what you said about how grinding leetcode may not always be the most beneficial. I’m just about to start doing this, so your advice on how to approach it the smartest way and most efficient way would be awesome!
Okay, noted.
Thank you so much sir for the motivation 💕
Awesome... Will love to see dedicated video on problem solving and system design
Working on it ... it will be a video series, so will take a few months to make :)
I am new to your channel and I subscribed too😊, Your presentation is very clear and neat (Not Only This Video), You are talking real facts. Please do more videos related to technical interview process. Thanks a lot sir...❤
Thank you for such an insightful video.. Would love to see more.
Really appreciate it. Kudos.
Cheers!
This the second time i watch this video and it never fails to motivate me
From all of my heart , thank you and god bless you for this priceless info ❤️❤️❤️
Make a video on how to prepare for interviews and how to learn Data structures effectively.
Love the way you speak.
Thank you for these tips!
Any time!
I am new to your channel Sir & I must say I love the way you put out amazing contents, also a genuine motivation from this video ❤️♥️❤️
Thank you for this! Because of the program I'm in, I will be having an interview within the next 10 weeks or so. Your video is helping me calm my nerves and helping me gain confidence.
You’ll do great! Good luck!
I’m looking for positions at Microsoft! I have completed degree in business administration! What should I major in?
Thankyou so much Dai for this video..i was eagerly waiting for this one🤩
Thanks, bro
Definitely bro 💯
Great content
Subscribed!
Thank you love from Assam, India ❤️