Software Engineer 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 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft as a Software Engineer according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Personality test: 29%
One on one interview: 29%
Skills test: 29%
IQ intelligence test: 14%
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I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
The interview was a job fair at my university. I scheduled it ahead of time. It was one-on-one with one of the Microsoft engineers that came to the job fair. This was aimed at recent graduates, so probably the difficulty of the questions reflects that.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
How can you find the middle element of a singly-linked list in linear time?
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
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Melbourne)
Interview
After submitting an online application, I received a HackerRank assessment after passing the resume screening stage, then I was rejected after completing the assessment and did not proceed to further interview rounds.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The assessment consisted of two LeetCode-medium-level coding questions to be completed within 75 minutes.