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%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
- Recruiter reached me through LinkedIn
- Initial phone screening
- Codility 1 hour test
- Final Virtual Onsite
First Interviewer was not good at English. I didn't get his questions. I need to ask him to repeat again and again. I was not able to solve in the given time.
Second Interviewer: Didn't joined.
Third and Fourth interviews were totally different. No coding questions, just some object oriented design questions. The interviewers had kept the fix solution in mind, and want me to implement that only.
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.
Interview questions [1]
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.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The assessment consisted of two LeetCode-medium-level coding questions to be completed within 75 minutes.