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.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer (internship) roles take an average of 90 days to get hired, when considering 3 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 (internship) according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 40%
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Phone interview: 20%
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After you pass screening phase, you should get email with link to online tests. If you pass test phase, you will have a couple of online interviews (technical and behavioral), and after a couple of weeks you should receive a response.
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Amsterdã) in Jan 2024
Interview
Screening Calls. This is the first contact between the candidate and Microsoft. ...
Technical Phone Interview. The next step is a more in-depth assessment of the candidate's technical skills and knowledge. ...
Virtual On-Site Interview Loops. ...
Final On-Site Interview or As-Ap. ...
HR Interview.
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Question 1
Explain how you would write code to validate an IP address.
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Bhubaneshwar) in Jul 2022
Interview
It was a summer internship opportunity that was given to us by our Campus Training and Placement cell. we had a coding round then after a week few students were selected for the interview. The interviewer was very friendly and calm. Easy to medium-level questions on sorting were asked.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Sorting Questions on quick sort and insertion sort