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. I interviewed at Microsoft (Noida)
Interview
The process is quite simple. The company is looking for common sense in the candidate more than any thing else.
If the candidate has sense and basic coding skills, interview becomes easier.
They also want that the candidate should be well versed with basics and has no issues in them.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions relating to Data Structures are the most important
I applied in linkedin and I have been contacted by email to do the online assessment which I did not pass. The first exercise was very easy the second one had to be solved using dynamic programming and I made a mistake.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I have been asked to complete two exercises in leetcode style.
6 rounds.
1. recruiter screen, initial discussion on expectations of salary, type of work
2. Codility, 2 questions, react and DSA
3. React Easy
4.DSA, medium difficulty
5.system design medium difficulty
6. Hiring Manager
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Microsoft?, Why this role? What have you done exceptionally well that helped your colleagues?