Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 69% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 17 days to get hired, when considering 13 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Microsoft overall takes an average of 44 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft as a Software Engineer according to 13 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 29%
Skills test: 19%
Phone interview: 14%
Background check: 14%
Presentation: 14%
Group panel interview: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
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It was an experimental interview process where I was allowed to use the IDE and I was asked to implement pending methods in order to make the function work.
The problem was related to queues and how to decouple them in order to maximize the efficiency
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How would you solve an elevators issue like, having 3 elevators how would they work to have the max efficiency.
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Melbourne)
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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.
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The assessment consisted of two LeetCode-medium-level coding questions to be completed within 75 minutes.
45 mins technical interview with a member of their San fran team. Very relaxed and informal but questions were focused and lots of follow ups. Easy to schedule as was over video conferencing platform
Straightforward technical loop overall, with strong interviewers at every stage. I genuinely enjoyed the in-depth conversations around technical challenges and algorithmic problem-solving — the entire process felt well-structured and genuinely engaging.