Microsoft Software Development Engineer SDE interview questions
Updated 16 Apr 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 33%Applied onlineApplied online
- 7%Employee referralEmployee referral
- 5%RecruiterRecruiter
- 1%OtherOther
- 1%In personIn person
Interview search
179 interviews
Microsoft interviews FAQs
- Software Development Engineer SDE applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 3.5 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 58.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer SDE roles take an average of 14 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 37 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft as a Software Development Engineer SDE according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 29%
Personality test: 29%
Skills test: 29%
Phone interview: 14%
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