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%
Personality test: 13%
Presentation: 13%
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2 rounds - one is dsa based question (400 sheet striver is enough), 2nd round is about project and they may or maynot ask one dsa question(400 sheet striver is enough).
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Question 1
1. Increasing- decreasing
2. decreasing - Increasing
3.Increasing
4. decreasing
4 types of array identify and find element in it.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Vancouver, BC) in Oct 2024
Interview
Basic system design questions, not too hard - focus was on distributed systems and cloud based technology solutions. The interview process was pretty straightforward, started with a behavioural interview and then on to the tech focused one with the team lead
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft in Jul 2024
Interview
Virtual coding questions. The standard big tech interview. Talked with HR. Then rest was online. Multiple rounds to get the results back and then the next round was final. It was a positive experience.