Microsoft Software Engineer interview questions
Updated 30 May 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 28%Campus recruitingCampus recruiting
- 16%RecruiterRecruiter
- 11%Employee referralEmployee referral
- 2%In personIn person
- 1%OtherOther
- 1%Recruitment agencyRecruitment agency
Interview search
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Microsoft interviews FAQs
- 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 65% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59.8% 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 37 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 37 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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