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.
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Phone interview: 20%
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It took a long time between the different stages but the process was not so hard. At first they sent me a leetcode style test and then I had a personal interview with recruiters when they asked more character related questions.
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They askes various leetcode style questions to do in a timed test.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (San José, ) in Dec 2023
Interview
Quick and dynamic process, you have to study hard. The people were great and very supportive. Seems like a great place to work for. Compensation was lower than expected. Remote and flexible work.
I applied through college or university. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Microsoft (Bengaluru) in Jul 2023
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The overall interview process was smooth and recruiters were quite friendly.
There were 2 interview rounds - Technical and HR.
The technical round consisted of Coding questions while HR round was more general behaviour round.
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Technical Round - 2 Questions on DSA, OS, Digital Communication