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 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Belo Horizonte, ) in Nov 2021
Interview
You may go through some screening, but the actual interview consists with 4 different senior managers and principals - 3 of which belong to the org you're going to work if approved. Standard big tech interview: a programming logic + discussions on what person you are and what you do for each interview.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Vancouver, BC) in Apr 2022
Interview
The interview process consists of 4 technical interviews. All were leet code based questions. Three array-based and one graph-based questions. The last interview was with the Tech head and was behavioural as well.
I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA)
Interview
1 phone screen by a software engineer to check your background and basic knowledge. If you pass the first round, the last round is 2 back-to-back 45-minute interviews by the prospective team that will hire you (in my case)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A typical coding-style problem that tests your logical and coding ability.