Microsoft Software Engineer interview experience

I made it all the way to a panel interview, and despite that progress, they ultimately decided to move forward with someone else. The way it landed was brutal enough that I wasn’t eager to repeat the whole effort unless I was confident I’d be competitive enough to win.

Another experience I had in the same general space also mirrored that emotional pattern: I really liked the interview itself and felt it was a polite, positive conversation, but I also believed I was underqualified. Even though the interaction wasn’t unpleasant, the result still came down quickly once the interview