Developer 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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Very thorough - lots of different steps. Need to be very prepared. Very corporate process - lots of schmoozing. Introduction to different people. Multiple interviews including panel interviews, phone screening, etc.
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Question 1
Tell me about yourself. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
The interviewer was pretty chill, started with a quick introduction, followed by behavioral questions on Microsoft's leadership principles. The interview lasted for 45 mins. He was holding a senior level software dev position.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (El Cairo, ) in Jul 2023
Interview
It was a little good, and the interviewer was helpful, and helped me to clear out my thought process.
I passed the screening, then moved to the first problem-solving interview, and it was good