Developer applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 63% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Developer roles take an average of 60 days to get hired, when considering 8 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 Developer according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 38%
Skills test: 38%
Presentation: 13%
Personality test: 13%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
Easy to medium but solvable in 60 minutes of time, i took only 30 minutes to solve both the problem, but unable to code them properly and not all the test cases passed
I didn't get one! I applied in two different years and both times I was ghosted! No email updates, no communication, nothing. It was a tough application process! I had to reformat the resume every time I applied!
The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft (Nairobi) in Jan 2024
Interview
Well structured interview with a lot of data structure and algorithms.The interview process is collaborative and friendly, yet challenging.First interview was with a recruiter who wants to get a sense of how curious and capable of learning you are. They also want to gauge your leadership abilities, problem-solving skills, team collaboration skills, and how well you hold up to pressure.