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. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Jul 2017
Interview
It was an interesting experience. The interviewers are quite smart. They will study your resume before coming into the room. I had a total of 5 rounds though I was told 3 - which is supposed to be a good sign but I got a reject and the final interview was really meaningless. My interviewer, the manager, was texting all the time while interviewing me and while I was coding on the whiteboard. That really brought me down and made me nervous which I didn't happen to be all day.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA)
Interview
It was a straight forward interview like other tech companies. Started with a technical phone screen and was called onsite. CTCL, glassdoor, (basic data structures, algos, design) would do it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design question can be pretty challenging based on the seniority you apply for.
Long, difficult, but well thought out. They did a great job of digging down into the actual details of my background and experience. I didn't get an offer, but it was a good process.