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 1 week. I interviewed at Microsoft (Tel Aviv) in Apr 2016
Interview
recruiter on the phone, then manager on the phone asking about my technical background and a simple screening question. then on site 2 hours technical question one on one. he also asked about my current work place architecture of systems.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Microsoft (Dallas, TX) in Oct 2016
Interview
So i had an on campus interview with Microsoft and they start the interview by telling us to write the code on white board followed by few questions about the code. after that there were few behavioral and technical questions. I got a reply from them after almost two month that I am selected for final interviews on site but there are no vacancies so to stay in touch but they haven't replied to my emails since then
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Microsoft (Boston, MA) in Nov 2016
Interview
Received an on campus interview after a career fair. 30 minutes 1 question written on paper. Interviewer was helpful but slightly mean. Question was not that bad but was specifically looking for the most optimal solution.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Implement Set() data structure and create the add() function