Software Developer 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 Developer 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 Developer 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 through university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Mumbai) in Dec 2020
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Recruited through university campus placement process. The first round was competitive coding over a third party platform, very simple questions, on the easier side of leetcode medium. There were two interview rounds in total, but some of my peers had three. The decision was given by the end of the day.
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Technical questions about operating systems (interrupts, signals, etc.), some data structure and algorithm stuff over two rounds of interviews.
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)
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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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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