Software 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 online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Nueva Delhi) in Jul 2025
Interview
interview was chill, was asked standard dsa questions. interviewer was nice and helping. got rejection mail though. coding round lasted for about 1.5 hours, did 2 normal dsa questions and 1 hard graph question.
It was difficult but not impossible. As you might expect less hands on and more algorithm heavy. If you prepare you will do OK, and have memorized enough Leetcode. I would recommend prepping for a few weeks.
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA)
Interview
I had a 45 minute phone call with a recruiter regarding an engineering position. They talked about the specific team I was applying to join, as well as Microsoft's workplace culture in general.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked about the myriad of roles and fields I've worked in over the years - I was a latecomer to the tech industry.