Software Developer applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 64% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Developer roles take an average of 29 days to get hired, when considering 1,705 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 Software Developer according to 1,705 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 27%
Phone interview: 23%
Skills test: 15%
Presentation: 11%
Background check: 6%
Personality test: 5%
Group panel interview: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Drug test: 3%
Other: 2%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft in Nov 2010
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Generally the trick with that "design an X" question is not to design anything but to ask the interviewers questions. The trick, such as it is, is to gather requirements as opposed to actually knowing how to design anything. I personally feel it's more of an object lesson rather than an interview question - it's more Socratic than anything else.
Other than that the process is a crap-shoot. If you've read Mt Fuji there's not much left to say. Interviewers are capricious. My only suggestion is that you have the read the interviewer to try to get a sense of what they want. This isn't always possible though as borderline-Aspergers software developers don't exude body language. Kinda the opposite.
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Design a divide-by-3 sequential circuit with 50% duty circle?
Was a typical first round recruiter screen - pretty straightforward but didn't end up getting moved vforwards. Prompt, Professional and overall a good experience. They asked me about my background, explained the role and it was with the recruitment team.
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Describe your background going into detial in each role
Expect a lengthy hiring process that can take at least two months from start to finish. In my experience, there was approximately one month of interviews followed by another month waiting for the final decision. Be prepared for a slow timeline, especially after completing all interview stages.
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Tell me about a time where have above and beyond for a customer
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Melbourne)
Interview
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.