Software Developer 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 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 40% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
Online assessment (90 minutes) - 1 debug, 2 coding questions.
Fairly straight-forward if you practice something like Leetcode.
A bit of confusing back-and-forth between the recruiter, but was invited to a virtual onsite afterwards.
Virtual Onsite (4 rounds, 45 minutes each) - Each round was with 1 person. They all asked behavioral questions as well as a coding question. Be sure to discuss through the coding questions thoroughly to eliminate any assumptions, my interviewers were looking for that.
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.
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Question 1
The assessment consisted of two LeetCode-medium-level coding questions to be completed within 75 minutes.
45 mins technical interview with a member of their San fran team. Very relaxed and informal but questions were focused and lots of follow ups. Easy to schedule as was over video conferencing platform
Straightforward technical loop overall, with strong interviewers at every stage. I genuinely enjoyed the in-depth conversations around technical challenges and algorithmic problem-solving — the entire process felt well-structured and genuinely engaging.