Software Engineer 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 (Dublín, Dublín) in Sep 2025
Interview
It was a good experience overall. known data structure problem, low level design and high level design problem. ask for clarifying questions what they are expecting for. DSA was medium level
I’ve had only the HR screening interview and the online coding assessment so far.
The HR screening interview didn’t go very well, it wasn’t a video call, and I couldn’t hear most of the questions, so I had to ask the HR representative to repeat them.
The coding assessment included two problems, one easy and one of medium difficulty, with a total time limit of 40 minutes.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Oct 2025
Interview
First round OA with two questions, about leetcode medium.
Final round 3 technical interviews, with coding questions.
Since the JD mentioned language C, the coding question is done with C.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Implement URL clean up (using stack)
Network questions
Resume questions