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 (Hyderabad) in Jan 2018
Interview
1 skype
4 f2f rounds and then HR round.
All rounds are based on data structures questions and seems easy to me.
Basic ds/algo questions
1) Diameter of a tree
2) String search algo based question.
3) Some questions on recent project.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
Applied through a recruiter on campus. The technical interview asked questions about basic data structures and algorithms. Make sure you understand CS fundamentals well and make sure you articulate your thoughts.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Microsoft (Orangeburg, SC)
Interview
I applied on the website, submitted the resume. College recruiter came to college for screening, took the onsite interview and then got chance for an additional interview as phone interview after two weeks. It was a one-hour phone interview. They wanted to know my background, which is my preferable language, any project I have done recently, what is the biggest challenges I have faced so far. How do I manage conflict with team members?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Use beam balance twice only to determine the heaviest marble in all, which marble is heaviest out of 9 identical marble, which has the same size, but among them, one is the heaviest one.