Microsoft Software Developer Engineer Intern interview questions
based on 207 ratings - Updated May 11, 2026
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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.
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It was very complicated. The questions asked in the form took a lot of preparation time and adding references was almost a must. There was a question about relocation because of which I didn't continue.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
to submit refrees email for providing reference letters
The whole process was interesting and a bit demanding. There were three parts with three different interviewers who were so cool and it did not take them long to send us a feedback. All in all, great experience!
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Vancouver, BC) in Feb 2021
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Had 4 technical interviews in total. Overall it was very organized but took a while to hear back. The loop was kind of fun but also very nerve wrecking. I suspect they over interviewed.
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Question 1
Tell me about yourself and the project you worked on.