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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It was not easy but if have your basics strong , you can crack it easily. They focus both on theory and ur projects that you have created . all the best for your interview.
I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Reston, VA) in May 2022
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I did a 4 hour coding round with 4 employees. Each employee asked a coding question and probed my thought process when completing it. The recruiter said they liked me and they would get in contact with a hiring manager. They then ghosted me.
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They asked me some programming questions that I am not able to share. They also asked me for an example of me overcoming a challenge at work.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Dec 2024
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phone tech screen and then virtual onsite with 4 coding rounds. there was no system design for SWE2 level. each round had some behavioral questions. this was not part of the hiring event but rather for a direct position through referral
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leetcode medium level. mostly around hashmaps and string manipulations