Microsoft Software Developer Engineer Intern interview questions
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Software Developer Engineer Intern 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 Software Developer Engineer Intern 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.
Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft as a Software Developer Engineer Intern according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
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Skills test: 33%
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The company comes to my institute for the campus drive. The campus drive includes online coding round, followed by 2 technical rounds, followed by HR round. Clearing all the rounds gets you the offer from the company.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (San Francisco, CA) in Oct 2020
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Interviewer was very nice and straightforward. We talked briefly about my background and quickly worked n the coding assessment. Interviewer gave assistance, such as asking guiding questions when I struggled at some parts. I was allowed to look up documentation.
I applied online. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Copenhague, Hovedstaden)
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I applied through the company portal. There were 3 steps: first, 3 coding exercises on Codility (80mins) followed by a phone screen that included general and semi-technical questions in late November. In February, I was invited to the final round of interviews a month later. There were four 1:1 interviews, each 45mins with 15mins break, starting with ice-breakers and then a task in Codility. I had a confirmation one week after the interviews. There was some back and forth when it came to signing the contract but, in the end, everything was non-negotiable, which I wasn't happy with. My manager-to-be contacted me 2 weeks prior and only then I have learned what team I'm joining and what tech I'll use (X++).
TL;DR: long processing time, no indication of what the tech stack is