Microsoft Software Development Engineer interview questions
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Software Development Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 4 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 Development Engineer roles take an average of 1 day to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Microsoft overall takes an average of 46 days.
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I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
It was a 30-min interview which consisted of behavioral and technical questions.
Since there were both types, even though the difficulty was not great, it always seemed like there was not enough time.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
Career fair, talked with recruiter, liked my resume, got an email and scheduled a phone screening with puzzles and simple theoretical questions
then had an 3 on-site interviews at their branch in Cambridge
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Question 1
resume questions and alot of talking about projects I have done in detail
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Microsoft in Feb 2016
Interview
Got a phone interview after referral. The phone interview is very fast, just 30 mins. The recruiter is very nice, just ask about my information. After that, the recruiter told me intern positions had been filled through email.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Introduce yourself. Talk about resume. Asked interest (backend or frontend).