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 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Praga)
Interview
applied online via recruiter
multiple stages:
- recruiter
- screening (30 mins) with engineer
- main interview day (4 interviews 1 hour each 1 on 1 with engineers asking questions and telling about themselves/ their experience)
- discussion and presentation with hiring teams
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
simple algorithms, system design, oop basics plus small exercise
lots of non technical discussion regarding processes and my approach to work motivations, etc
There were 3 rounds 2 were of dsa and 3rd 2as hr round. In forst 2 round problem solving was tested and hr round behavioral questions and company fit questions were asked.
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Microsoft in Sep 2023
Interview
First round was completely technical and was DSA based. Topics asked were Trie ,Binary tree and Linked list.
Second round was AA around and I was asked about project, operating system,oops and computer architecture. Also behavioral questions were asked