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 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (London, England) in Jul 2021
Interview
The interview was divided into 2 parts, one part was programming questions, and the other part was a personal interview and at the end a logical riddle.
In the first part there were 3 questions mainly about strings, and in the second part addictive questions like: why Microsoft, to tell about a project I did, etc.
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.
Interview questions [1]
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
Straightforward technical loop overall, with strong interviewers at every stage. I genuinely enjoyed the in-depth conversations around technical challenges and algorithmic problem-solving — the entire process felt well-structured and genuinely engaging.