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 66% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 38 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 Engineer according to 38 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 26%
Phone interview: 18%
Presentation: 14%
Skills test: 12%
Drug test: 7%
Personality test: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Background check: 5%
Group panel interview: 4%
Other: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Sept 2019
Interview
Submitted my resume and received a half technical/half behavioral phone interview. Got notified that I had made it to final round which consisted of two technical 45 minute interviews in Redmond. Flying out to Seattle was amazing; Microsoft covers all expenses to fly candidates out there including hotel and stipends for food, and after the interviews I got to explore Seattle with some of the other interviewees which was great.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Leetcode easy/medium questions. Mine required a deep understanding of data structures, but my interviewers were all very kind and helpful.
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Melbourne)
Interview
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.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
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.