Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Microsoft overall takes an average of 16 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft as a Software Engineer according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
Personality test: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
Skills test: 20%
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I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Microsoft (Bengaluru) in Sep 2018
Interview
first round was 3 coding questions by cocubes, it was having questions on linked list with c , java and c# , kicked off in first round and further out of 500 ,50 were shortlisted for the second round
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.
Interview questions [1]
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