Microsoft Software Engineer (internship) interview questions
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Software Engineer (internship) applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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I met the recruiter in February and got an interview on campus which had 1 algorithm question. However they said they were full for the season and told me to apply again in August. I did and I got into the final round on site interview. This consisted of lunch and then 4 interviews with 2 different teams. There were 3 that were leetcode easy-medium and one leetcode hard. Its important to talk out loud while thinking and test your code.
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Microsoft (Dublin, Dublin) in Jul 2018
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No HR only my team manager. Really pleasant experience. Really relaxed interview with walking tour around the building. Manager was relaxed and dress code is smart casual. Had conversation more about me and my previous job than what I will be doing there.
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No questions about coding. Only understanding the issue of a problem.
On sight, in a group with four back to back to back to back interviews. Interviews were one-on-one with engineers on a white board, with short breaks in between.