Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 70% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 26 days to get hired, when considering 10 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Microsoft overall takes an average of 34 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft as a Software Engineer according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Phone interview: 20%
Skills test: 15%
Background check: 10%
Personality test: 10%
Other: 5%
Group panel interview: 5%
Drug test: 5%
Presentation: 5%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Jun 2022
Interview
Experience overview consisting of what typical day/week looks like and how that is similar differs from what is expected for the role. This is followed by live technical coding portion. Live IDE with technical expert monitoring the coding portion.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How many hours of meetings do you typically attend as an engineer currently?
Was a typical first round recruiter screen - pretty straightforward but didn't end up getting moved vforwards. Prompt, Professional and overall a good experience. They asked me about my background, explained the role and it was with the recruitment team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe your background going into detial in each role
Expect a lengthy hiring process that can take at least two months from start to finish. In my experience, there was approximately one month of interviews followed by another month waiting for the final decision. Be prepared for a slow timeline, especially after completing all interview stages.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time where have above and beyond for a customer
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Melbourne)
Interview
After submitting an online application, I received a HackerRank assessment after passing the resume screening stage, then I was rejected after completing the assessment and did not proceed to further interview rounds.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The assessment consisted of two LeetCode-medium-level coding questions to be completed within 75 minutes.