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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There is generally a phone screen and then another two rounds of interviews with different employees. Both behavioral and technical topics are tested. You should practice Leetcode beforehand in order to prepare.
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Cairo, ) in Mar 2024
Interview
After applying and initial filtering we did a 2 hour coding exam which has 5 mcq questions and 3 coding questions. Most were algorithms related. Depending on how much you scored you will either get a rejection or an interview after the interview you receive a decision (getting accepted/ rejected)
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Bengaluru) in Dec 2023
Interview
It was a two round process.
1) Coding round with medium - hard level questions including graph problems
2)Technical Interview Round for around 40 mins
Since it was for college students, the technical round was easier , and the interviewer was quite friendly