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      Security Software Engineer Interview

      Feb 18, 2023
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Dublin, Dublin

      Other Security Software Engineer interview reviews for Microsoft

      Security Software Engineer Interview

      Sep 6, 2023
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Herzliyya
      Declined offer
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Dublin, Dublin) in Sep 2021

      Interview

      5 interviews total plus a final one, 3 technicals, 2 behaviorals. Fairly complex technicals, behaviorals were really nice, if I could do it over, I would probably study the company values a bit more.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Reversed an algorithm in assembly and had to find some vulnerabilities.
      Answer question
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Herzliyya) in Mar 2021

      Interview

      was great, nice people. the HR were very welcoming and caring, they explained how the interview process its going to be, and were very flexible about the scheduling. first interview was in english the others in hebrew. the first interview was not technical.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      what are the differences between process and a thread ?
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      Security Software Engineer Interview

      Jan 25, 2021
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Microsoft in Apr 2020

      Interview

      in the first review was in English, they asked general questions about me, projects I did and situations I was in. in the second interview they gave a code sample to find the bug in it and try to improve it.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      -describe recursion to a small child. -what is the biggest project you ever did? how many lines approximately? -what programming languages do you prefer?
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