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      Program Manager Interview

      Oct 26, 2015
      Anonymous employee
      Redmond, WA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Dec 2011

      Interview

      Was hired straight out of college. I started with an initial interview at my University. It was a 1 on 1 technical interview. The interviewer asked me to code a function that given an integer returns the roman numeral equivalent. I got a call about 2 weeks later inviting me to come for the on campus interviews. They flew me out and set me up with a 2 nights at the Westin Bellevue and a rental car. There were quit a number of us interviewing on the same day so we all had dinner together the night before the interview. On the day of the interview we were picked up in the morning in a black SUV and taken to campus for the on site interviews. On campus, we were taken to a conference room and some breakfast and a small meet and greet was set up. We each had 4 interviews in total and after each on we came back to the same conference room. After the second interview we were taken for lunch and headed back for more interviews. each interview took about 45 min and there was about 20 min between each interview. The first three interviews all started off asking about one thing in my resume and then had a design question I worked on for about 30 min. the design questions were: - Design a video thumbnail picture selector: Here I had to design different variations of it and select the best on and explain why. - Design a document annotation app for touch devices that can be used on multiple screen sizes. Some big problems to solve here are how to categorize store the different annotations, and re-rendering on smaller devices. - Design an app to capture thoughts. Here it is important to first disambiguate. In the forth interview I had to role play and describe how I would help a client that owns a chain of coffee shops to better track their coffee supplies and automate ordering of depleting supplies. I also had to explain how I would protect against security concerns. After that last interview I we were taken the visitor center where we met all the other candidates from all the other teams. Some people got their results before we left back to the hotel. I got mine later that same evening and an offer package was emailed to me a few days later.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Design a video thumbnail picture selector.
      Answer question
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      Program Manager Interview

      Mar 17, 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Hyderābād
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Hyderābād) in Jan 2026

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      Program Manager Interview

      Sep 8, 2025
      Anonymous employee
      Redmond, WA
      Accepted offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA)

      Interview

      The interview process is grueling and I get why people do it but its more awareness, know that you'll spend an entire day and meet several people, so it's important to be mentally and physically prepared. Eat a good breakfast but not heavy stay hydrated. This was just for a PM role it's their standard process I imagine executive level is another thing altogether

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      Question 1

      Tell me about a time you didn't agree with someone who was a stakeholder on your project and how did you handle that?
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      Question 2

      Tell me about a time that your project was not going to launch on it's timeline.
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      Jul 31, 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Declined offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

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