Is it hard to get hired as a Cloud Architect at Microsoft?

Cloud Architect applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.

How long does it take to get hired as a Cloud Architect at Microsoft?

Candidates applying for Cloud Architect roles take an average of 45 days to get hired, when considering 10 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Microsoft overall takes an average of 30 days.

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based on 13 ratings - Updated Aug 2, 2025

Average interview difficulty

Mixed interview experience

How others got an interview

56%
Recruiter
Recruiter
33%
Applied online
Applied online
11%
Employee Referral
Employee Referral

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13 interviews

Cloud Architect Interview

Aug 2, 2025

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Neutral experience

Easy interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Sydney) in Dec 2022

Interview

Terrible. Kept delaying release of results. Changed interviwer 2 hours before interview. Recruiter informed of hiring freeze, hopped on call stayed for 30 seconds and left, showed no emotions. Communication could have made things easier but they didnt even try.

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Question 1

Describe when you had to overcome a challenge

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Cloud Architect Interview

Jul 3, 2025

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Negative experience

Easy interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Paris) in Jun 2024

Interview

Questions corporates pas en rapport avec le poste mais plutôt sur l'intégration, l'égalité... ITW devait être en anglais mais au final c'était en francais... J'ai été plutôt déçu dans l'ensemble

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Si vous êtes témoins d'une discrimination de genre au sein de votre travail, comment réagissez vous ?

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Cloud Architect Interview

Feb 24, 2025

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I interviewed at Microsoft

Interview

very straightforward and not very complicated; had a 15 minutes long interview based on my resume and role that i am applying for, basic knowledge in azure etc. ; interviewed with microsoft teams

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

experiences related to setting architecture

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