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 Oct 2017
Interview
Applied online, 1st round was a phone interview. Followed by on site. Recruiters were helpful. the only weird thing was that I was required to fill visa verification form before the on-site interview.
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Question 1
OOP design Game of cards, and write 2 methods to get rank and sort cards.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Oct 2017
Interview
I had a phone screen of behavior interview before I went onsite. The interview last half day and I had 4 interviews in total. There's one system design question and three technical questions. Most of the questions are high frequency question on leetcode/microsoft.
I applied through college or university. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Nov 2017
Interview
Gave my resume to an employee at a coding event at my school. Following a relaxed behavior/OOP on-campus interview, I was invited to their Redmond, WA campus. They pay for everything, give you a big meal stipend, and shack you up in a nice hotel so it was a pleasant experience. 4 interviews in a row, more or less; really only 1.5 were technical but I know SWE's that had more.