Software Developer 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 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Developer roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Microsoft overall takes an average of 45 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft as a Software Developer according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
Weird to schedule, took forever to hear back after the interview. I only had one phone screen, so can't speak to next steps in the interviewing process. The call itself was very rushed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
what is the difference between processes and threads
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Nov 2018
Interview
Chill on-campus interview. Then there was an onsite with 4 interviews. Mostly technical. Leet code easy-medium. I made my process much longer than it had to be. They treat you really well during the on-site so take advantage if given the opportunity.
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Oct 2019
Interview
Why did an on campus interview with an engineer and then flew into Redmond for 2 back to back technical interviews (was only considered for 1 team).
Overall, the process was smooth and satisfactory.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Pretty print JSON string.
- Insert node in cyclical linked list