Software 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 Software 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 Software Developer according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 38%
Phone interview: 38%
Presentation: 13%
Personality test: 13%
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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
The Microsoft interview process begins when a recruiter spots your resume or profile and reaches out to you for an initial screening call. It is followed by a technical phone interview, then a coding interview.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft in Dec 2020
Interview
Four interviews: algorithms, design, cloud, manager. In general these interviews were not too hard. However, they did include having a broad knowledge. They took around 45-55 minutes each with 5-15 minute breaks in between
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design Twitter and draw your architecture on a board