Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 63% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 34 days to get hired, when considering 71 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Microsoft overall takes an average of 40 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft as a Software Engineer according to 71 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 23%
Phone interview: 19%
Skills test: 18%
Presentation: 13%
Background check: 6%
Group panel interview: 6%
Other: 4%
Personality test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Drug test: 3%
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I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Microsoft in Apr 2018
Interview
Interview had 5 rounds 1. Phone round - Easy coding problem, asked to code in online tool 2. Problem solving and Coding 3. Problem solving, Data Structure, Design 4. Architecture and Low Level Design 5. Problem solving, customer empathy, general questions about what I have shipped, telemetry etc.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain technical challenge that you solved in your recent projects
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Melbourne)
Interview
After submitting an online application, I received a HackerRank assessment after passing the resume screening stage, then I was rejected after completing the assessment and did not proceed to further interview rounds.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The assessment consisted of two LeetCode-medium-level coding questions to be completed within 75 minutes.
45 mins technical interview with a member of their San fran team. Very relaxed and informal but questions were focused and lots of follow ups. Easy to schedule as was over video conferencing platform
Straightforward technical loop overall, with strong interviewers at every stage. I genuinely enjoyed the in-depth conversations around technical challenges and algorithmic problem-solving — the entire process felt well-structured and genuinely engaging.