Software Engineer I 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. I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA) in Jan 2026
Interview
Pretty slow and a lot of interviews. At the end the interviewers were good but waiting between the interviews takes a lot, so go with a lot of time because you will need it
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
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.