Microsoft Software Engineering Intern interview questions
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Software Engineering Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 3 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 Engineering Intern roles take an average of 240 days to get hired, when considering 1 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 Engineering Intern according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Personality test: 25%
Background check: 25%
Skills test: 25%
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The hiring process started with an online assessment that focused on problem-solving and coding skills.
After passing the assessment, I was invited to a series of 3 back-to-back technical interviews.
Each interview was primarily centered around data structures and algorithms, with questions similar in style and difficulty to LeetCode problems.
Interviewers also evaluated problem-solving approach, code quality, and the ability to explain thought processes clearly while coding.
Overall, the process was structured, technical, and heavily focused on algorithmic problem solving and communication skills.
2 45 min back to back with leetcode and behavioral questions. Wasn’t too bad just tagged will help and be prepared for resume grill. Review resume fully and should be ok
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Sept 2025
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I had 2 interviews. 1st one was really difficult, 2nd one was easy. The 2nd interviewer was really helpful and helped me where I got stuck. 1st question was given an infinitely long array, find the mean, median and mode. The 2nd question was a HashMap question.