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 a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Bucarest, ) in Feb 2024
Interview
The interview process was straightforward and focused, featuring specific technical questions that thoroughly assessed my knowledge. It included an online test followed by a technical interview with a Software Engineer from Microsoft.
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Question 1
They asked me about my experience in the old company.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Timişoara) in Feb 2024
Interview
Recruiter interview, after which 2 technical interviews. First - a coding challenge - data structures and algorithms (problem which leverages dictionaries for frequency counting after which a theoretical question about caching
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mid-level coding problem and LRU Cache implementation
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Dublín, Dublín) in Apr 2024
Interview
1 recruiter screening, 3 technical interviews, and 1 Aa interview. Asked an object oriented programming question, a systems design question and a data structures and algorithms question. Found out the same day as the last interview that I got an offer which I accepted