SE Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 71% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for SE Intern roles take an average of 29 days to get hired, when considering 487 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 SE Intern according to 487 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Phone interview: 20%
Skills test: 19%
Personality test: 6%
Presentation: 6%
Background check: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Group panel interview: 3%
Drug test: 2%
Other: 2%
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I applied through other source. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
coding round , three ques , one difficult two medium
followed by
2-3 Rounds of interviews with ques from Data Structures and algorithms , basic understanding of language
Code the solution and if possible run
CGPA criteria for selection and tie
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Microsoft (Bengaluru)
Interview
OA was taken, it was easy-medium consisting of a string problem and a DP problem. Technical Interview 1 was taken where they asked tree traversals using iteration and construction of trees using traversal
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Space Complexity of Traversal, also explain Morris Traversal
The entire process only had two rounds and it was really simple. Each round was around 45 minutes to an hour with a current Microsoft engineer and they just ask you a typical leetcode style question. There was also a behavioral round that was really simple.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The first round was a typically leetcode question that was really easy. The second round was a little bit harder. It was about having a nxn square made out of 0s and 1s and it wants you to compute what the square looks like if it was rotated.
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Belgrade, Central Serbia) in Apr 2026
Interview
It was a really enjoyable experience overall. Although I didn’t get the position, the interview itself was great, and I truly appreciated the opportunity to learn more about the role, the team, and the company.