Microsoft Software Engineer interview questions
Average interview difficulty
Very positive interview experience
How others got an interview
- 28%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 16%RecruiterRecruiter
- 11%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 2%In PersonIn Person
- 1%OtherOther
- 1%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
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Microsoft interviews FAQs
- Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 63% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 34 days to get hired, when considering 69 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Microsoft overall takes an average of 40 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft as a Software Engineer according to 69 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 23%
Phone interview: 19%
Skills test: 18%
Presentation: 13%
Background check: 6%
Group panel interview: 6%
Other: 4%
Personality test: 4%
Drug test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
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