Software Engineer 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 66.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer 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 Engineer 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 online. I interviewed at Microsoft in Aug 2021
Interview
I was invited to the interview after 2 hours of submitting the application online (no referral, or contacting recruiter).
The first step of the recruiting process - online Coding Skills Test (maximum of 80 minutes to complete all 3 tasks in the test in Codility).
Second step - 30 minutes interview covering a variety of technical and problem-solving questions.
Interview questions [4]
Question 1
Codility 2nd question:
Given an array of integers write an algorithm to find all the subsets (or one subset - do not remember) for which sum is equal to zero. The array contains both positive and negative integers.
Interview Question:
There is a 40 kg stone that broke into 4 pieces such that you can measure any weight between 1kg to 40 kg using a balance. What are the weights of the broken pieces?
The process consisted 3 technical rounds after clearing the OA , consisted of medium to hard story based question. Not all round interviewer asked to run the code the last 1 just asked the approach
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Theay asked a graph (bfs) + bianry search question
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.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
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.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time where have above and beyond for a customer