Microsoft Software Engineer Intern interview questions
Updated May 11, 2026
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two 45 minute interviews back to back. the first interview was relatively easy and was a leetcode easy/medium problem. second one was less leetcode style and more implementation, but on the easy/medium side as well
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explain past experiences that show up on your resume
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA)
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The process for the software engineer intern role for Microsoft is the following: Application -> Resume Screen/ATS Screen -> 2 rounds of final interviews. (Now I must meet the word minimum)
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Behavioral questions, such as 'Tell me about yourself,' and then straight into technical questions. For technical questions, I had 1 LeetCode easy problem with a few follow-up questions upon successful completion and 1 LeetCode medium/hard matrix problem.
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Oct 2024
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It was a super day with 2 technical interviews back to back! Both of the technical problems consisted of LeetCode mediums. I had around 30 minutes to solve these problems as the first 15 minutes were behavioral.
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After I coded my solution, they asked if there’s any improvements I would add on top