SWE Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 79% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for SWE Intern roles take an average of 20 days to get hired, when considering 53 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 SWE Intern according to 53 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 30%
One on one interview: 27%
Phone interview: 13%
Other: 7%
Presentation: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Personality test: 5%
Background check: 5%
Group panel interview: 2%
Drug test: 1%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Hyderābād) in Jun 2022
Interview
So the interview was based on problem solving. We first discussed projects . Then went to the coding part and it was somewhat difficult for me as it was my first interview and i got it with Microsoft engage program
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me a topological sort graph question it was moderated version of a leetcode hard
hr called and set up an interview loop day, the day consisted 3 interview each is 90 minutes, first two are leetcode medium, which put emphasis on clean code in a live coding environment. the third was with the department manager and it was a behavioural test
very chill, two rounds technical interview, normal LC easy/med plus behavioral.. post interview did not hear back for two weeks but then heard the good news. everyone was nice and supportive in the process.
There are 3 back to back interviews, each last for 45 minutes. Each interview asked one behavior question and one technical question. Overall, I think the interview process was pretty standard.