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 through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA)
Interview
5 to 6 interviews single day 1 hour each. Coding-based. You have to code on the whiteboard. Prepare data structures, algorithms, writing code. The first 3-4 decide if the hiring manager is going to interview you. Out of the first 3-4, you need to try to nail them all.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (New York, NY) in Jun 2014
Interview
Recruiter reached out through LinkedIn, the entire process took about 3 weeks. Said they were trying to expand their New York tech team. First phone interview was quick, mostly behavioural, after which they said they'd get back to conduct a second phone interview to test skills.
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5-year plan? Why do you think you'd be a good fit?
The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
Interview questions were really great. It was plesure to solve them. There were several people interviewing one after the other. Overall experience was very positive. It took whole day for me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Interview questions were really great. It wa s plesure to solve them.