Microsoft Sr Software Engineer interview questions
based on 311 ratings - Updated Jun 23, 2026
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Applied for position. After 3 weeks a team member reached out and did phone screening. Heard back from recruiter next morning that 4 interviews will be scheduled. All rounds technical/coding/system design. 2 with potential team leads, 1 with hiring manager, 1 with test manager. Results after 3 weeks.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Praga) in Nov 2022
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No problems with technical interview, I'd rate is an average. All Interviewers were smart engineers asking me about problems very close to their real cases. HR work is a bit unorganized, from the beginning the most important thing for them was my current salary or my salary expectation, very long process of negotiations.
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Real project problems, as expected - algorithms, data structures, system design.
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Microsoft in Jan 2021
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your standard process - leetcode hard questions with the expectations to solve it perfectly. study hard for the interview as your previous work experience is not what you will be quizzed on - expect some weird challenge that is poorly defined -> ask lots of questions. Note: once you make a mistake its basically over.
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(as per request) can not disclose. however look at the leetcode hard and you should be good.