Microsoft Software Engineer Senior interview questions
based on 309 ratings - Updated Jun 16, 2026
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Employee Referral
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Software Engineer Senior applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Poona) in Apr 2023
Interview
Interview process was smooth and have had all total of three rounds of interview went through the whole process to complete interview and an additional hr round was conducted over tele phone to complete the process
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Dublino, Dublino) in Apr 2024
Interview
Process is split in 4 interview each for different domains.
The Interviewers were all good/professional and the process is streamlined. But the in between review and feedback is non existent.
Lot of different interlocutors makes it hard to track.
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Tallinn)
Interview
Initial screening interview (simple coding question) with an Engineering Manager, followed a month later by a hiring day of 4 interviews
- Problem solving
- System Design
- Software Design
- Soft Skills
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Question 1
The interviewer was as surprised with the problem solving question as I am