Software Engineer 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 68% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 33 days to get hired, when considering 123 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Microsoft overall takes an average of 33 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft as a Software Engineer according to 123 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Phone interview: 21%
Skills test: 18%
Presentation: 9%
Background check: 7%
Personality test: 6%
Group panel interview: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 3%
Drug test: 2%
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I got a referral from a friend and got contacted for a phone screen. I was asked a LC easy question and a few follow-ups. Passed that and was invited to an on-site (virtual).
There were 4 on-site interviews. 3 technical, 1 behavioral. In the technical ones, I was asked one LC easy, one medium and one non-LC medium level. The interviewers were very friendly and helped me when I got stuck.
I don't think I did amazing, just well enough. I tried to make a connection with each interview and talk to them as if they were my coworkers.
Got an offer 1 week after on-site. The whole process took about 1 month.
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Tell me about your favorite or the most challenging project you worked on
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Melbourne)
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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.
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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.