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:
Skills test: 38%
Phone interview: 38%
Personality test: 13%
Presentation: 13%
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Very good interview process and took some 3 to. 4 rounds and finally got an offer. As the rounds were behavioural and technical rounds and algorithms and data strictures and programming
The process consisted of an initial HR phone screen to discuss background and cultural fit, followed by an online coding assessment focusing on data structures and algorithms. Next was an on-site technical day including live coding, system design, and behavioral interviews with senior engineers and the hiring manager.
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They asked me to design a scalable microservice for handling high-volume real-time transactions, including API structure, data storage, and fault tolerance.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft in Feb 2021
Interview
5 rounds of leetcode algorithm questions, mainly the medium level questions.
The first round was an telephone interview, 2-5 rounds are on site interview, 1h each round. One of the round was interviewed by the future direct manager.