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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passed the codility test and got an email saying that. However, I was never invited for a following interview. The test itself was average level of leetcode and was constructed from 2 questions.
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Mar 2025
Interview
It was a great experience. They believe in behavioral heavily and thus prepare very well for those. Mostly focus on conflict, tell me one time you were wrong. They also have a habit of diving deep into your resume.
Got a tech challenge on a platform after 4-6 weeks of applying for the job and got rejected for no reason. I was also being reffered by somebody working there.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
General programming challenges that test string manipulation, sorting, loops, arrays