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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I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Lagos) in Feb 2022
Interview
- The first stage of the interview is the Codility interview. You need to score high maybe around 65% depending on the team and candidates in the job application pool. - If you pass, you move to a for-loop (3 stages) algorithm coding or system design interview, which will take 45 minutes each with 15 minutes of rest. About 3 hours of the interview in a day. If you get yes in 2 out of the 3 stages then you move to the final interview called AA (As Approved) where you meet the manager. The AA interview was more of a conversation on programming, OOP, Solid principles, and best practices. You can also be asked about Microsoft products. *My interview process took about 6 months.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Design a Twitter news feed. 2. Function to print frequency of characters.
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.
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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.
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Question 1
The assessment consisted of two LeetCode-medium-level coding questions to be completed within 75 minutes.