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%
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The interview for the technical round usually consists of questions on DSA with some questions on OOPS concept. They also ask questions regarding basic Probability and Statistics. This is then followed by HR round where they ask behaviour questions. This is usually easy to answer with the STAR method.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Binary Search Tree and Dynamic Programming questions
The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft (Israel, TX) in Feb 2024
Interview
i did a test like in leet code, first they asked me for my CV and checked my resume then they asked me 2 question in codility to test my ability in coding
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There are N balls positioned in a row. Each of them ls etther red or white. In one move we
can swap two adjacent balls. We want to arrange all the red balls into a consistent
segment. What is the minimum number of swaps needed?
The interview process was smooth sailing. The folks at Microsoft are seasoned professionals, they sure do know what they're doing. I did not get the job though. But that's okay. Live and learn