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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The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Londres, Inglaterra) in Sep 2023
Interview
Very relaxed. I had a good time trying to find the optimum solution to their problem. It made me think. The interview was very relaxed and friendly. It was all remote however, but this was fine. Half leet code half general problem solving and systems engineering.
Purely data structures and algorithms . 5 interviews which are 45 mins each. One might get system design questions which depends on the level one is applying for. You are expected to at least attempt the questions and code them live on codility. Hopefully you get your test cases passing
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Data structures and algorithms: Find the LCA in a tree
Recruiter Screening then Behavioural Interview then on site interview, The process was made very clear by the recruiter, who has been helpful during the entirety of the process. Nothing bad to note.