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 66.4% 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 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Dublin, Dublin) in Sep 2019
Interview
Got contacted by a Microsoft recruiter on LinkedIn. 30 minute Skype interview the next day, about basic background, experiences, willingness to relocate etc. Got sent a programming test 2 days later (we agreed on a time as I had 2 hours to complete it). The test was an incomplete implementation of a class and some algorithms relevant to the role. I had to complete it and answer a few questions about performance, common issues etc. I finished in one hour and 45 minutes. Next week I was scheduled for a 1 hour technical interview with a principal engineer of the team I'd be working with. The interview asked about past experience, I had to describe some of the projects I worked on, something I was proud(est) of achieving etc. I could ask questions about the team, their work and anything related to technology and development. The same day I got invited to a full-day on-site interview at the location just 3 days later. Microsoft flew me in the next day so I had some extra time to explore the city and surroundings. The on-site interview was catered to the role and my experience (they crafted a programming test directly related to a past project I mentioned in my CV), and was really well structured. The team was incredibly welcoming and initial nervousness quickly faded away. Microsoft offered me the job on the next day. After that came salary and benefit negotiations, which lasted another 2 days. They also used a third party service for a background check, which basically just confirmed my previous jobs and my degree.
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Question 1
What is the proudest achievement you had so far in any project or job?
The process consisted 3 technical rounds after clearing the OA , consisted of medium to hard story based question. Not all round interviewer asked to run the code the last 1 just asked the approach
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Question 1
Theay asked a graph (bfs) + bianry search question
Was a typical first round recruiter screen - pretty straightforward but didn't end up getting moved vforwards. Prompt, Professional and overall a good experience. They asked me about my background, explained the role and it was with the recruitment team.
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Question 1
Describe your background going into detial in each role