Software Engineer 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 Engineer 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 Engineer according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 38%
Phone interview: 38%
Personality test: 13%
Presentation: 13%
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passed the codility test and got an email saying that. However, I was never invited for a following interview. The test itself was average level of leetcode and was constructed from 2 questions.
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Mar 2025
Interview
It was a great experience. They believe in behavioral heavily and thus prepare very well for those. Mostly focus on conflict, tell me one time you were wrong. They also have a habit of diving deep into your resume.
Got a tech challenge on a platform after 4-6 weeks of applying for the job and got rejected for no reason. I was also being reffered by somebody working there.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
General programming challenges that test string manipulation, sorting, loops, arrays