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. I interviewed at Microsoft in Sep 2017
Interview
Microsoft flew me out to WA and paid for the stay there, including travel expenses, food, etc. The interview experience was very position -- every interview felt like a nice conversation you would have with a fellow engineer.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Microsoft (Provo, UT) in Sep 2017
Interview
I was referred by a friend. Microsoft contacted me to schedule an interview at my University before potentially flying me out. The first 15 minutes was devoted to my interests and experience, then I was asked at technical question.
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Write code to find all the prime factors of a given number.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Microsoft (Hyderabad) in Sep 2013
Interview
Total 5 rounds. All rounds technical, each round concentration on one area. Many logical algo question. Which language to use to write the code not an issue. Some rounds concentrated on complete writing of code. Some just wanted the right logic.
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Question 1
Question regarding linked list, trees, and to form a game and many more logical questions