Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 359 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Microsoft overall takes an average of 18 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft as a Software Engineer according to 359 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 20%
Presentation: 14%
Skills test: 14%
Phone interview: 11%
Background check: 8%
Personality test: 8%
Group panel interview: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Other: 5%
Drug test: 4%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft in Jul 2021
Interview
Phone screen, followed by panel interview consisting of four 1:1 interviews with engineers. My recruiter was communicative and, though she was occasionally late on calls, highly responsive.
The only hiccup in the process was when she took a week of vacation after giving me the verbal offer (I fully support this) and passed my application to a different recruiter to complete the offer process. The other recruiter completely dropped the ball, and I had to call my recruiter when she came back to follow up on getting the offer details lined up.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The interview was effectively a series of coding challenges, with the occasional behavioral question thrown in.
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.