Software Engineer 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 69% positive. To compare, the company-average is 74.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 32 days to get hired, when considering 13 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Microsoft overall takes an average of 56 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft as a Software Engineer according to 13 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
Skills test: 20%
Presentation: 15%
Background check: 10%
Group panel interview: 5%
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I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Microsoft (London, England) in Nov 2018
Interview
After submit the online application, receive an email that they will review, and then received the online test. The test is about programming test. Y can choose programming languages such as Python, C++, Java, and so on.
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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Tell me about a time where have above and beyond for a customer
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Melbourne)
Interview
After submitting an online application, I received a HackerRank assessment after passing the resume screening stage, then I was rejected after completing the assessment and did not proceed to further interview rounds.
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Question 1
The assessment consisted of two LeetCode-medium-level coding questions to be completed within 75 minutes.
45 mins technical interview with a member of their San fran team. Very relaxed and informal but questions were focused and lots of follow ups. Easy to schedule as was over video conferencing platform