Software Development Engineer (SDE) Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer (SDE) Intern roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 5 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 Development Engineer (SDE) Intern according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 40%
One on one interview: 20%
Other: 20%
Presentation: 20%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Microsoft (Vāranāsi) in Aug 2023
Interview
There was a coding round. Then 2 round of interviews followed. Both involved dsa. Also some questions on testing of a product, just to judge the principles of me. Overall, it was great!
The interview process began with a technical screening focusing on algorithmic problem-solving. I was presented with two coding challenges: one involving array traversal to count ball collisions based on speed, and another requiring the optimization of a weighted sum through strategic array sorting. The questions tested fundamental logic and greedy algorithm concepts, with a difficulty level ranging from easy to medium
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Problem 1: Ball Collisions
Goal: Count how many times a specific ball at position x collides with others. Logic: A collision happens if a faster ball is behind a slower one
Check balls behind x: If any ball to the left of x is faster than x, it will hit x.
Check balls ahead of x: If x is faster than any ball to its right, x will hit them.
The process had three rounds: an online assessment following resume shortlisting, and two interviews focused on Data Structures and Algorithms, testing both problem solving skills and coding efficiency. Also projects in resume were asked.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me to solve a DSA problem on arrays, focusing on both the brute force and optimized approach, and explain the trade offs between time and space complexity
Online test with 2 LC Medium-Hard level.
1 Greedy + 1 Graph
Interview 2 LC Medium level.
1 Graph + 1 Tree
Finally, HR Round based on resume, primarily ask about projects and experienced technologies.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1 Greedy + 1 Graph in OT (120 min)
1 Graph (30 min)
1 Tree (30 min)