Software Engineer 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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Two easy codility questions, that need to be completed within an hour. Followed by two technical interviews, the first is a medium-hard coding question and the latter is a design interview question, both of these take 75 minutes.
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Return the largest integer possible by adding the digit 5 at some position, i.e. if the given number is 6347 -> 65347. the number can be negative.
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Melbourne)
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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.