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 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft in Mar 2019
Interview
Submitted application online. Got email to schedule an appointment using their very broken appointment checker (doesn't even line up with the instructions in the email). It was mentioned I would be interviewed by an engineer, so I prepped for it that way. Was fun realizing half way thru the call I was being interviewed by a recruiter with limited knowledge in technical lingo. Recruiter seemed to just ask questions about Microsoft products with a positive slant/overtone.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
I had to talk about my challenges in my current job.
I had to talk about projects that I was in charge of, what were the problems I faced.
It took about half an hour, then I had to answer two interview questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Reverse a linked list
2. I was given a story and had to implement some functions for a hash table structure.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Microsoft (Chennai) in Dec 2015
Interview
Lengthy process with multiple rounds of interviews.
1st round - General Computer Science knowledge check
2nd round - Coding
3rd round - Technical Discussion with Microsoft FTE
4-6 rounds - Technical inteviews
Throughout the process, you interact with multiple Microsoft FTEs. You get to know what they do and connect with them.