Microsoft Software Engineer interview questions
Updated May 30, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
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
Interview search
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Microsoft interviews FAQs
- 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%
Personality test: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
Skills test: 20%
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