SDE-intern applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 89% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for SDE-intern roles take an average of 27 days to get hired, when considering 9 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 SDE-intern according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 36%
Phone interview: 29%
One on one interview: 21%
Personality test: 7%
Other: 7%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft in Aug 2021
Interview
Interview process was online. I had to use Microsoft Teams , joining as an anonymous user. The interviewer came 10 min late. He asked for my introduction and wanted to see my college Id. Then he proceeded with a question and wanted to share my screen while I coded.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me a question on finding minimum sub array.
The interview rounds were pretty much a mix bag for me to be honest. It was fun for me to interview and be honest about my work so it could all sum up the opportunity and align the stars.
good interviewer, pushing me in the right direction. it was a 45 minute interview. one question was asked.No introduction or formalities. It was a Technical Interview which took place after an OA. The wait was long between the two.
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft in Mar 2026
Interview
Online Interview in March. Tech interview + URAA interview back to back. Different interviewers but similar questions in both interviews. Self Introduction + Dive into projects in resume + Leetcode questions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Choice of frontend tech stack; LRU Cache coding + explanation (especially about the data structure complexity)