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 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Mar 2018
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Probably the best experience i've ever had, having also interviewed at GOOG, AMZN, et al
The biggest differentiator was during the onsite, after each 45min interview they had someone come by your room to check up on you and just put you at ease in a friendly manner. I found it super helpful at calming the nerves.
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In the onsite, had 3 medium difficulty questions and 1 hard.
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft (Hyderabad) in Jun 2017
Interview
Focus on Data Structures and Algorithms. Knowledge of BST, stacks, hash tables is essential. Graph Algorithms and Dynamic Programming are covered too. I was asked a question on Topological sorting (implement it with and without stacks ) and another algorithms designing question involving BST. You must be able to produce a working code of the algorithm
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Question 1
Implement a certain practical problem using modified data structures (e.g. Priority Queues implementation assuming two nodes can have same key; in which case higher priority should be given to the one which was inserted first)
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA) in Mar 2018
Interview
The first interviewer had not even glanced at my resume and was dismayed when I turned out to be an experienced professional and not fresh out of college. I was never asked about my professional experience nor any technology-specific questions which was a surprise to me. I felt like age discrimination was a factor and was uncomfortable for the rest of the day continuing only for the experience.
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