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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The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA) in Mar 2024
Interview
Was sent an online assessment. After completing, I received an invite to interview about 3-4 weeks later. Interviews consisted of 1 screening call, followed by 3 hour-long interviews with team members, each consisting of a mix of programming, technical questions, and behavioral questions.
The recruiter was helpful, and she gave me good tips on what to expect and how to perform well in the interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Are you familiar with SOLID principles? Can you describe [one of the principles] in detail?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA) in Jul 2024
Interview
First is a phone screen with a recruiter, then OA, and a final round is 4-hour interview, 45-60 minutes for each one with about 15 minutes break in between, and also a lunch break after the 2nd round. Three rounds include 20 minute intro part, where the interviewer will be asking you questions about your experience, projects, sand testing some overall knowledge. The time that is left is for DSA problem. Round 4 is a system design interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Array manipulation problems, dfs. The easiest was very similar to valid parenthesis on LeetCode.
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Shanghái, Shanghai) in Jun 2024
Interview
Ask basic knowledge about what happened after user enter an address in browser, will go further for details when you describe for each part, one leet code next great element
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Ask basic knowledge about what happened after user enter an address in browser, will go further for details when you describe for each part, one leet code next great element