Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 56% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer 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 46 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft as a Software Engineer according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
Presentation: 13%
Phone interview: 13%
Personality test: 13%
Background check: 13%
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