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      Software Development Engineer (SDE) Interview

      Apr 6, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft

      Interview

      The interview process was challenging, with tough DSA problems that tested my problem-solving skills. I found the questions difficult and felt the pressure throughout, but I learned a lot from the experience.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      so all o fthem were based on dsa algo and some were on web d
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      Software Development Engineer (SDE) Interview

      Apr 16, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Microsoft

      Interview

      there was only one interviewer. online interview. during the interview, firstly self-introduction and introduce the team. and then behaviour questions were asked. and then leetcode question was asked. interviewer was nice

      Software Development Engineer (SDE) Interview

      Mar 4, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft

      Interview

      I had a recruiter phone screen followed by a coding assessment, which I cleared. The questions were manageable. The overall experience was smooth, the interviewer is friendly, and currently waiting for the final interview loop.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      one was a tree problem and the second was a BFS problem.
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      Software Development Engineer (SDE) Interview

      Feb 27, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft

      Interview

      vancouver team hiring, one of microsoft365 team, interviewer all very friendly, 3 rounds back to back interview. add an additional around after one week, then put me in the waitlist.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      first round: hm calling, only bq and culture fit, 2 round: frontend question, a functional component discussion; 3 round: sd; additional round: leetcode
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      Microsoft interviews FAQs

      • Software Development Engineer (SDE) applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 66% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer (SDE) roles take an average of 15 days to get hired, when considering 42 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 Development Engineer (SDE) according to 42 Glassdoor interviews include:

        One on one interview:  27%

        Phone interview:  25%

        Skills test:  13%

        Background check:  7%

        Drug test:  5%

        Personality test:  5%

        Presentation:  5%

        Group panel interview:  5%

        IQ intelligence test:  5%

        Other:  2%

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

        1. Software Engineer(6664) ;
        2. Senior Software Engineer(1760) ;
        3. Program Manager(1400) ;
        4. Software Engineer II(1051) ;
        5. Software Development Engineer(888) ;
        6. Senior Program Manager(861) ;
        7. Product Manager(727) ;
        8. Intern(689) ;
        9. Technical Support Engineer(688) ;
        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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