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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I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Microsoft (New York, NY)
Interview
the interview process here was not super difficult. technical interviews help a alot i did a lot of practice on my own using leetcode. but overall not bad. not super intimidating either in my opnion
I failed the first live coding round. The HR was very professional and provided clear feedback and instructions. The interview was with a senior engineer from the team, who kept their camera off and remained muted while I talked through the solution. There was minimal guidance or communication throughout the session.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions about networking basics and 2 leetcode medium questions.
I had a phone screen into a technical style interview with leetcode and system design. The leetcode was 2 question with clarifying follow-ups that mirrored typical processes. The interviewers were nice but I didn’t get the followup sadly
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Leetcode style DP question then string manipulation