Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 49% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 39 days to get hired, when considering 47 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Microsoft overall takes an average of 37 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft as a Software Engineer according to 47 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 24%
One on one interview: 22%
Skills test: 21%
Background check: 9%
Presentation: 7%
Personality test: 4%
Group panel interview: 4%
Other: 3%
Drug test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
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I applied through university. I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA) in Oct 2019
Interview
On site interview
4 rounds
40-45 each
1st round went bad because the question posed wasn’t clear. Change the parameters of the question mid way through solving the problem.
2nd round was good. Asked more about problem solving verbally, technical part wasn’t too hard.
3rd round, lasted 20 minutes, easy question
4th round had a question about hex to decimal conversion. Felt it was very unnecessary as a technical question.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Problem solving questions as well as real coding questions.
Hex to decimal.
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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.