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 online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Dublin, Dublin) in Feb 2020
Interview
The interview process consisted of a call with the recruiter about your past experience and why you want to work for Microsoft. Once you get past that they send you an online coding test and if you pass that then 4 in person interviews at the Microsoft office.
The interviewers were nice and very willing to answer questions about culture, work, other activities at Microsoft. The questions were average difficulty, once solved they focused on getting an optimal answered with lowest time/space complexity. Each interviewer asked one problem solving question along with some behavioural questions.
The recruiter was a bit sketchy and follow up is not very good even after getting an offer. After signing the contract becomes even worse. Also for some reason salary ranges at Microsoft, Dublin are far lower than their other locations as well as salary ranges of other companies in Dublin.
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Question 1
Why do you want to work at Microsoft
Design different MFU cache
Complexity of all your solutions
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.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe your background going into detial in each role
Expect a lengthy hiring process that can take at least two months from start to finish. In my experience, there was approximately one month of interviews followed by another month waiting for the final decision. Be prepared for a slow timeline, especially after completing all interview stages.
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Question 1
Tell me about a time where have above and beyond for a customer