Microsoft Intern Software Engineer interview questions
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Intern Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Intern Software Engineer roles take an average of 150 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Microsoft overall takes an average of 44 days.
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First round was a recruiter screening, which was a 30 minute phone call. All questions can be found on Reddit. Then there was the virtual onsite, which included 2 45-minute back-to-back leetcode style interviews, easy to medium difficulty.
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Number of islands Some linked list sorting problem
screening call 3 x 45 min interviews with engineering managers from different teams with ~ 30 mins technical questions , 10 mins nontechnical questions , 5 mins my questions offer call
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Iaşi) in Sep 2022
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The first interview was just HR, with questions about my personal project and why do I want to join the company. It was also about what areas of technology i like the most.
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Why do you want do join our company? What is your favourite product of Microsoft?