Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 64% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 29 days to get hired, when considering 1,705 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Microsoft overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft as a Software Engineer according to 1,705 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 27%
Phone interview: 23%
Skills test: 15%
Presentation: 11%
Background check: 6%
Personality test: 5%
Group panel interview: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Drug test: 3%
Other: 2%
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I applied through other source. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Apr 2018
Interview
I arrived early in the morning for a quick bite to eat (courtesy of MSFT) and was briefed on the day's flow. Shortly afterwards, interviewers started popping up and snatching people up. My turn came for the first of four interviews. I was pleasantly surprised to have my interviewer give a short introduction and lighten the mood. After that short intro, I was asked a technical question and proceeded to white boarding and was even more surprised to find out the interviewer was very approachable and eager to see me succeed. 10 out of 10 will get snatched again
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk me through your debugging process when you encounter a bug.
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.