Microsoft Software Development Engineer interview questions
Updated 22 July 2025Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 18%Applied onlineApplied online
- 12%RecruiterRecruiter
- 10%Employee referralEmployee referral
- 1%Recruitment agencyRecruitment agency
- 1%In personIn person
- 1%OtherOther
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Microsoft interviews FAQs
- Software Development Engineer 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 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 14 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Microsoft overall takes an average of 32 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft as a Software Development Engineer according to 14 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 36%
One on one interview: 36%
Phone interview: 12%
Background check: 8%
Personality test: 8%
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