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 received an invitation for technical phone screen. I think I did decently well in the interview. First, it started with some introduction. Then the interviewer shares a coding link. The question was Leetcode medium. But then I don't hear back.
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Some medium leetcode question, which I think I did well
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Jul 2025
Interview
I was given an OA and then pushed to the final where I was then given 3 interviews 45 minutes each round. The questions where leetcode easy- medium. One of my interviewers decided to give a mini quiz with the leetcode question pertaining to the role he asked about cache.
Long and even if you pass you'll get put on a list and will have to wait for a hiring manager to call. Interview is 6 hours long with breaks. You get to meet different engineers.