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)
Interview
Recruiter contacted me and asked some basic questions ("Why do you want to work on this team," etc.), followed with a technical phone screening; I was told they wanted to fly me out to Seattle the same day. Had a full day of on-site interviews - meeting with the recruiter, manager of the team, 3 technical interviews, and a lunch interview (total of 6). Overall all of the interviewers were very friendly and knew how to jog a person's memory without giving them an answer.
I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Microsoft in Apr 2017
Interview
Had a phone screening then a coding excersise through Skype. The people were great but the interview wasn't for me. They were whiteboard questions about things I've not worked on since uni. Personally I don't like that kind of interviews.
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Kansas City, MO) in Mar 2017
Interview
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at a Career Fair.
Did an interview, which was very smooth. Asked behavioral questions and 1 coding question on a sheet of paper. I was told that I had a chance to ask the interviewer questions but I did not know that. I learned my lesson the hard way.