Is it hard to get hired as a Softwareengineer at Microsoft?

Softwareengineer applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.

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Softwareengineer Interview

Apr 28, 2025

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Seattle, WA

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Positive experience

Difficult interview

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I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA)

Interview

It was tough and lasted multiple rounds, and I was asked about DSA, System design, and past experiences working as a software engineer and how i solved real world problems,

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

DSA was on the top of the list.

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Softwareengineer applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft as a Softwareengineer according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Personality test: 14%
One on one interview: 14%
Group panel interview: 14%
Background check: 14%
Skills test: 14%
Phone interview: 14%
IQ intelligence test: 14%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
Software Engineer(6660) ;
Senior Software Engineer(1758) ;
Program Manager(1400) ;
Software Engineer II(1051) ;
Software Development Engineer(888) ;
Senior Program Manager(861) ;
Product Manager(726) ;
Intern(689) ;
Technical Support Engineer

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Softwareengineer Interview

Apr 28, 2025

Anonymous Interview Candidate

Seattle, WA

No offer

Positive experience

Difficult interview

Application

I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA)

Interview

It was tough and lasted multiple rounds, and I was asked about DSA, System design, and past experiences working as a software engineer and how i solved real world problems,

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

DSA was on the top of the list.

1 Answer

Glassdoor

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Research
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Browse by:
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Jobs at Microsoft

947 jobs in United States

Administrative Assistant (contract)

Administrative Assistant (contract)

Content Writer (contract)

Critical Environment Support Assistant

Data Center Technician (Night Shift)

View all Softwareengineer Jobs

Microsoft interviews FAQs

Softwareengineer applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft as a Softwareengineer according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Personality test: 14%
One on one interview: 14%
Group panel interview: 14%
Background check: 14%
Skills test: 14%
Phone interview: 14%
IQ intelligence test: 14%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
Software Engineer(6660) ;
Senior Software Engineer(1758) ;
Program Manager(1400) ;
Software Engineer II(1051) ;
Software Development Engineer(888) ;
Senior Program Manager(861) ;
Product Manager(726) ;
Intern(689) ;
Technical Support Engineer

(687) ;

Software Developer(669) ;

Software Development Engineer (SDE)(631) ;

Consultant(548) ;

Software Engineer(Internship)(535) ;

Director(533) ;

Project Manager(480) .

View all Softwareengineer Jobs