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      SDE1 Interview

      Feb 20, 2019
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through other source. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft in Feb 2019

      Interview

      I have a one hour phone call interview. First, ask me some questions about my resume and graduate time. It takes about 15min. The we use a online codepad to write a code. It takes about 30 min. And then I asks some questions.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Resume and one coding challenge about 2 sum
      Answer question

      Other SDE1 Interview Reviews for Microsoft

      SDE1 Interview

      Jun 17, 2025
      Anonymous employee
      Hyderābād
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Microsoft (Hyderābād) in Jun 2023

      Interview

      It was good in general. there were 3 rounds. 2 dsa rounds and 1 was behavioral. There were few OS, CN, DBMS ques also. Overall the process was smooth .

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      It was a leetcode medium
      Answer question

      SDE1 Interview

      Mar 9, 2022
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Microsoft

      Interview

      R 1 : Coding round was there R 2 : Pen paper round was there with basic tree question R 3 to R 5 : Interview round and HR round with questions of medium difficulty level

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Basic DS Algo questions were asked
      Answer question

      SDE1 Interview

      Aug 3, 2021
      Anonymous employee
      Mumbai
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Mumbai) in Jun 2021

      Interview

      It was through engage mentorship program. We had to create a working prototype of a video call application. It was through engage mentorship program. We had to create a working prototype of a video call application.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Why do you want to join Microsoft.?
      Answer question
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      Microsoft interviews FAQs

      • SDE1 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 73% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for SDE1 roles take an average of 23 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 SDE1 according to 15 Glassdoor interviews include:

        One on one interview:  32%

        Presentation:  24%

        Phone interview:  20%

        Other:  8%

        Drug test:  8%

        IQ intelligence test:  4%

        Group panel interview:  4%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Software Engineer(6659) ;
        2. Senior Software Engineer(1758) ;
        3. Program Manager(1399) ;
        4. Software Engineer II(1051) ;
        5. Software Development Engineer(888) ;
        6. Senior Program Manager(861) ;
        7. Product Manager(725) ;
        8. Intern(689) ;
        9. Technical Support Engineer(687) ;
        10. Software Developer(669) ;
        11. Software Development Engineer (SDE)(631) ;
        12. Consultant(548) ;
        13. Software Engineer(Internship)(535) ;
        14. Director(533) ;
        15. Project Manager(480) .


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