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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Applied for the position with a referral, got a phone screen, and got one onsite (virtual) interview. The onsite was the last step of the process. Phone screen was more casual with some guided questions.
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft (Bombaim) in Aug 2019
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three rounds of interviews. 2 technical rounds and 1 HR round. Earlier coding round out of which around 70 qualified for fly. after fly round around 30 were shortlisted for interview. technical based and confidence based interview
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DS and algorithm questions and competitive programming
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Microsoft in Oct 2018
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1 phone screen and an on-site in Seattle. The two interviews were a mix of behavioral and technical questions. They weren’t very difficult, but required some thought. I would suggest grinding leetcode.