Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Ciudad de México) in Sep 2023
Interview
A recruiter made this process as terrible as possible. I didn't expect such attitude and have never seen such unprofessional behaviour: 1) Lack of communication Normally, our communication looked like this: - I write a mail - They ignore me, I don't get a response - In 3-4 days I write again and only then they answer. Every time I was feeling very uncomfortable, seemed that only I interested in work there. 2) The offer was shameful. It was more than 2 times lower than my current salary. Before process started, I shared my current salary and expectations. Finally I received the very low offer, which is obviously not acceptable. Once I expressed my concern, they asked again about my current salary. So, they were not aware about it, because they just didn't pay attention on numbers that I shared at the very beginning. If they had done this - both sides would have not wasted so much time on the process that doesn't make any sense.
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Question 1
- Very detailed questions about experience with all technical details. - Questions about concurrency - Average / hard leetcode problems - Typical behavioural questions - about situations, motivation and so on
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Renton, WA) in Feb 2020
Interview
Lots of steps but learned a lot in the process. The interview had many people in one room which was scary. The main interviewer was direct and very knowledgeable. The campus was humongous and it took me time to find where i was going.
I applied through college or university. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Srilanka) in Jan 2020
Interview
This process consists of 4 to 5 continuous interviews, held on the same day. The interviews are facilitated by two interviewers each. These interviewers are usually senior managers and developers. They ask both behavioral questions and coding exercises