Software Engineering Manager 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 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineering Manager roles take an average of 26 days to get hired, when considering 8 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 Engineering Manager according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 29%
One on one interview: 24%
Drug test: 12%
Presentation: 12%
Group panel interview: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Personality test: 6%
Skills test: 6%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Bengaluru) in Nov 2016
Interview
The interview was well structured between system design, coding, architecture, and people management. Everyone was very helpful and supportive throughout the process. The entire interview process finished within a day.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft in Jan 2025
Interview
1st round with HM - focussed more on past work experiences.
After that full loop 4 rounds with team - Coding, Design, Behavioral, People management.
I was interviewing for security role, so most design questions were focussed on security concepts - data protection, encryption algorithms etc
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain RSA key encryption and secure boot signature verification
Excellent interview process, I was treated respectfully and nicely. There was a technical interview, a design interview, an HR interview and a management interview. All were good and went well. I would really like to work there
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Cambridge, MA) in Mar 2022
Interview
First round after the recruiter. Virtual interview via Teams.
Interviewer was quite easy to talk with and created a smooth "environment".
Interviewer answered in details all questions I asked. We had a good exchange comparing my experience with the environment at Microsoft Cambridge.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How to achieve consensus when engineers don't agree on a design solution ?
Several technical questions about the projects described on my resume.