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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Long and drawn out with lots of rounds of interviews. Some of the interviewers asked the same questions which was a little concerning, but all very nice people. Would recommend less rounds
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Question 1
Tell me about a time where you had conflict with a peer and how you handled it
Good experience throughout the interview and postive experience, The interview process involved a recruiter call, two technical rounds, and an onsite loop focused on coding, system design, and problem-solving using real-world scenarios.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Nairobi) in Apr 2023
Interview
4 to 5 rounds of interviews. An initial phone screen, followed by multiple rounds of technical and behavioral interviews, including online assessments and potentially onsite interviews. The process can take several weeks to a month,
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you think are the three qualities necessary to work at Microsoft?