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 through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Microsoft (Hyderabad) in Mar 2021
Interview
Microsoft has multiple rounds of coding related to data structures, sorting, searching algorithms, and advanced DS. They also have a couple of rounds for System Designing. The process is fast and of intermediate level.
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Coding questions related to data structures and sorting.
Fly to Seattle. Get rental car. Drive to Microsoft. Meet hiring manager and discuss schedule. Meet first interviewer. Meet second interviewer. Lunch at Microsoft. Meet third interviewer. Meet fourth interviewer. Return to hiring manager for discussion. Done.
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Question 1
Experience, programming languages, willingness to travel, salary requirements.
Normal software engineering style, multiple rounds. Early interviews with recruiters and then matching to a specific team. But process took very long to get through everything and ultimately they were late in receiving the offer, so I had already accepted another position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Normal software engineering style, multiple rounds.