Microsoft Jr. Software Engineer interview questions
Updated 14 Jan 2026
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Jr. Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Jr. Software Engineer roles take an average of 2 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Microsoft overall takes an average of 40 days.
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I interviewed at Microsoft (Copenhagen, Capital Region)
Interview
Online, in due fasi in cui vengono esposti problemi di programmazione svolgibili in qualsiasi linguaggio di programmazione. Il primo è risultato molto semplice il secondo molto difficile. La piattaforma era molto ben fatta.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (New York, NY) in Sept 2024
Interview
The interview process consisted of an initial phone screen with a recruiter, followed by a technical interview with an engineer. The technical portion included two coding problems that I worked through on a shared online editor while explaining my approach. After completing the problems, there was time for me to ask questions about the team and role. The entire process took about three weeks from application to final decision.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me to implement a function that finds the first non-repeating character in a string and return its index, or return -1 if no such character exists.
I applied through other source. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Microsoft (Mariland) in Jan 2021
Interview
It was really great, no issues at all. Microsoft evaluates “how you think, how you learn, how you collaborate.” You’ll get situational or STAR-style questions (past behavior, challenges, conflict, successes).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Multiple rounds back-to-back (4–5 interviews typical) with engineers, managers, cross-functional people. These rounds include coding, system design, domain questions, behavioral fit.