Microsoft Software Development Engineer (SDE) II interview questions
Updated 22 Mar 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 26%RecruiterRecruiter
- 18%Campus recruitingCampus recruiting
- 13%Employee referralEmployee referral
- 5%In personIn person
- 3%OtherOther
- 3%Recruitment agencyRecruitment agency
Interview search
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Microsoft interviews FAQs
- Software Development Engineer (SDE) II applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 3.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 78% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer (SDE) II roles take an average of 35 days to get hired, when considering 9 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 Development Engineer (SDE) II according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 43%
Background check: 21%
Presentation: 14%
Drug test: 7%
Phone interview: 7%
Skills test: 7%
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