SWE Intern 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 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for SWE Intern roles take an average of 60 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Microsoft overall takes an average of 55 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft as a SWE Intern according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 25%
Other: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
Personality test: 25%
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Had 3 interviews focused on leetcode style problems. Quite easy questions, one was about dynamic programming and some other questions was about linked lists. Easy/Medium difficulty. Each interview was around 45 minutes long.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Some question related to finding the shortest path through a grid, using dynamic programming,
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Boekarest, ) in Oct 2025
Interview
I submitted the CV, got the link to the Online assessment and after 3 weeks i ve been called to a final round interview consisteng of 3 rounds. they were back to back to back and 45 minutes each
I got a referral from TNT program which allowed me to skip phone screen and other interviews. I got to the final round and had back to back interview with a Software Engineer and Product Manager. Both interviews were mostly behavior and one technical question.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself.
Candidates often present positive aspects. What's a negative thing you've done?
What is the hardest challenge I've every overcome?