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:
Phone interview: 38%
Skills test: 38%
Personality test: 13%
Presentation: 13%
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Interview is 60 min with 2 engineers and 2 leet code style dsa questions. First 15 mins is introductions and a run through of resume. There would have been atleast 3-4 further rounds after this.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft (Boston, MA) in May 2024
Interview
1. ask me about basic questions
2. and said would send me an email but didn't.
3. I reply the email they had, no response at all
4. I wonld't apply Microsoft again
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Praga)
Interview
applied online via recruiter
multiple stages:
- recruiter
- screening (30 mins) with engineer
- main interview day (4 interviews 1 hour each 1 on 1 with engineers asking questions and telling about themselves/ their experience)
- discussion and presentation with hiring teams
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
simple algorithms, system design, oop basics plus small exercise
lots of non technical discussion regarding processes and my approach to work motivations, etc