Senior Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 85% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 15 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Microsoft overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft as a Senior Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) according to 15 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 29%
Phone interview: 26%
Skills test: 21%
Group panel interview: 7%
Personality test: 7%
Background check: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft in Aug 2016
Interview
Multiple rounds of interviews. First round was an online MCQ test. Second was an online algorithmic coding test. The next round was a pen and paper test consisting of algorithmic problems. Then 3 rounds of interviews which were of average difficulty. Applied through college. Location was for Hyderabad/Bangalore India. Interview process was good. HR communication was also good.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA) in Jun 2019
Interview
3rd party Recruiter reached out to for a contract role in one of the team from devices group and scheduled take home test followed by 3 rounds of interview on Teams and then release offer for 18 months contract
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There were lot of technical and behavioral questions. Take home test contains real world problems such as debugging an issue in real world scenarios. Teams video calls were really long and each call lasted for 1 hour with many core questions
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
Interviewed with 5 people in 1 day. Group interview included the hiring manager, developers, testers and other senior people in the team. Each interview took an hour. It was overwhelming.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me a time when you did not get along with your coworkers. How did you handle the situation?