Microsoft Software Engineer Intern interview questions
based on 207 ratings - Updated May 11, 2026
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I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Nov 2025
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About a third of the interview focused on behavioral questions related to my resume and past experiences, while the remaining portion was an easy leetcode question. The interview process included two total rounds.
Process was pretty seamless, recruiters sometimes slow to get back to you and you have to ask for updates especially towards the end of the process. Lots of cultural fit questions and basic algo and ds questions.
I applied through college or university. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Microsoft (Kurukshetra) in Jul 2025
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The interview process was a online Assessment consisting of 2 questions followed by an interview for the selected participants which consisted of 2 rounds. The first round was a technical round where as the second round was a technical + hr round.
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Question 1
Among the fundamental concepts taught to you such as DBMS, OOPS, operating system etc, which one intrigues you the most.