Microsoft Software Developer interview questions
Updated 30 May 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 28%Campus recruitingCampus recruiting
- 16%RecruiterRecruiter
- 11%Employee referralEmployee referral
- 2%In personIn person
- 1%OtherOther
- 1%Recruitment agencyRecruitment agency
Interview search
2,438 interviews
Microsoft interviews FAQs
- Software Developer 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 63.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Developer roles take an average of 34 days to get hired, when considering 69 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 Developer according to 69 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 23%
Phone interview: 19%
Skills test: 18%
Presentation: 13%
Group panel interview: 6%
Background check: 6%
Personality test: 4%
Other: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Drug test: 3%
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