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%
Background check: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Group panel interview: 4%
Other: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA) in Dec 2021
Interview
After I was reached out by the recruiter, I had my first technical interview over the phone while I had to solve one problem online in one hour.
Then I just had my final round of interviews. There were four different interviews with different members of the team. Each interview lasted one hour where I had to solve either one hard problem or two medium-difficult problems.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The first problem in my first technical screening was about using Dynamic Programming.
During my last final round of interviews where I had four different interviews, it was a combination of string manipulation and string conversion, one Dynamic Programming problem, and one Systems Design problem.
Expect a lengthy hiring process that can take at least two months from start to finish. In my experience, there was approximately one month of interviews followed by another month waiting for the final decision. Be prepared for a slow timeline, especially after completing all interview stages.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time where have above and beyond for a customer
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