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%
Group panel interview: 8%
Personality test: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Other: 5%
Drug test: 4%
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I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft (Hyderābād) in Aug 2021
Interview
I only had 1 round which was conducted virtually on MS Teams.
So, the interviewer started off by asking me to give a brief introduction, the projects that I have done, and how I spent my college days.
I was asked what language I was comfortable in (C++).
He gave me a coding question based on anagrams of strings. And asked me for 2 optimizations for the solution that I provided.
Rest of the interview was full of theory questions based on CS fundamentals.
Although I had prepared for subjects such as OS, DBMS, I was surprised as the interviewer was focused more on theory unlike a complete coding interview (giving a lengthy question and asking for optimizations).
So be prepared for some uncommon questions and make sure you know the basics of your favorite language well !!
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Question 1
I was asked a lot of theory questions on fundamentals of C++ such as storage classes, usage of volatile keyword, and DBMS such as triggers, procedures, and a few SQL queries
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.
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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.
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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.