I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Microsoft (Suzhou, Jiangsu) in Apr 2019
Interview
The final one is a panel interview. The hire manager is sitting in the room but just watchint. About 5 Engineers are asking job related questions, most of them were from either school or company which have so many money to buy test equipment. I was asked about how to analyze a PCB short issue. I believe they used some sort of TDR tester.
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Question 1
I was asked about how to analyze a PCB short issue. I believe they used some sort of TDR tester.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
The interview process is easy. The questions include only the basics of manual testing and then slowly it moved to automation testing and then the agile process. overall, the process is good
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Kuala Lumpur) in Mar 2024
Interview
multi-round process that assesses your:
Coding ability (via algorithm questions with a testing focus)
QA mindset (through test case design, bug analysis, test planning)
System/test design thinking (via automation or test architecture discussions)
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Question 1
System/test design thinking (via automation or test architecture discussions)
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Bogota, Cundinamarca) in Jul 2021
Interview
Entrevista presencial. Preguntan que espero en los proximos años. Luego hay preguntas tecnicas de algoritmos en ingles que no son tan complicadas. Evaluan tanto tecnico como idioma, y envina correo diciendo que paso.
Test Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Test Engineer roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 5 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 Test Engineer according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Skills test: 25%
Personality test: 17%
Group panel interview: 17%
Presentation: 8%
Phone interview: 8%
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