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. I interviewed at Microsoft (San Diego, CA) in Nov 2016
Interview
Phone interview followed by on-line test. I was questioned about programming experience. My experience in the .NET environment has been daily for about 5 years. They seemed to be looking for an exact skill set.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Jan 2017
Interview
One skype interview with coding questions, then a full day of in-person interviews. There were 6 in a row at 60-90 minutes each including a lunch interview. I received an offer via email 2 hours after finishing.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Write a method that converts any roman numeral into an integer
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Zhuzhou, Hunan) in Feb 2015
Interview
1 online coding test like acm / codeforce style
2 rounds phone interview
3 rounds onsite interview with a lunch break
There is a group chatting/team matching after getting the offer, introducing the team working there
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe how to find all Chinese number in a long text