MSCI·Software Engineer

MSCI Software Engineer interview experience

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Hard

Negative

MumbaiPosted Sep 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

The process started with an online assessment that immediately set a tough tone.

I had a DSA-heavy coding portion plus SQL, but what really threw me off was how limited the time felt relative to the number of questions. Even when the MCQs were doable, the coding questions carried real difficulty, and I remember finishing with that “speed vs. correctness” tension.

After the assessment, I moved into technical interviews where they mixed problem-solving with deeper project discussion. The questions weren’t just about writing code; I had to explain my approach, reason about scenarios, and connect my project work back to core concepts. Some parts felt straightforward

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