Interview process was more sane than other places. Though it is long and took half the day. They were breaks, and the team was nice and accommodating. Be sure to clearly show the impact you had on the projects.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Portfolio Presentation with large team.
- 1:1 White boarding session
- 1:1 with non-designer
- 1:1 with hiring Mgr
HR rounds first, and then comes the hiring manager round with portfolio review.
HM is nice, not too many and difficult questions.
But I think I interviewed too late, I got rescheduled on time, and waited for three weeks to interview.
I applied through other source. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Dec 2025
Interview
I interviewed with the hiring manager directly, and the following week, I was scheduled for a 1-hour portfolio presentation and 4 back-to-back individual interviews. The process was direct and quick.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In what way have you directly influenced a project, and what was the outcome?
Focused portfolio review with a panel, followed by a set of interviews focused in behavioural questions - it can be a long day(s) but fairly simple considering there is no design exercise or take home
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked specific OKRs and lessons learned for each portfolio case study
Senior Product Designer 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 71% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Product Designer roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 7 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 Product Designer according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 18%
Presentation: 18%
Group panel interview: 14%
Phone interview: 14%
Personality test: 9%
Skills test: 9%
Background check: 9%
Other: 5%
Drug test: 5%
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