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 through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft in Aug 2018
Interview
I had three phone/Skype interviews and three in-person interviews. I was asked mix of behavioral and programming/technical questions. Interviewers gave me a very good overview of the company's culture and the project the team works on. I was also given plenty of opportunities to ask questions as well. The questions were challenging, but nothing unreasonable was asked. Overall, a very positive and informative experience.
My process took one month from when a recruiter first reached out to me to when I received my offer. However, the process time can vary.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain a time where you needed to make changes to a system and why you decided the changes were necessary.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA) in Oct 2018
Interview
reached out by a recruiter, passed an online test with 3 quiz questions, had an onsite of 4 round of white board coding interviews. The event was nice, but some of the interviewers were not friendly at all.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Nov 2018
Interview
I interviewed with Microsoft at the Redmond office through an employee referral. I first had a phone screen with basic coding, logical and behavioral questions. After this, I was selected for the on-site interview at the Redmond campus. I had five rounds of interviews including a lunch interview over the span of 6-7 hours. It was primarily technical, except for the last interview with a senior technical manager, which also included behavioral questions.
Interview questions [5]
Question 1
Write a function to find the middle of a linked list. Use it to perform merge sort on a linked list.