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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The interview process was structured into two distinct rounds, each designed to evaluate different facets of the candidates' abilities and compatibility with the company's culture and job requirements. These rounds were scheduled consecutively, allowing the interviewing team to gain a comprehensive perspective of each candidate within a short timeframe.
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Question 1
What's a difficult challenge you faced, and how did you overcome it?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Enfield, England) in Oct 2023
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3 back to back online interviews, 45 mins - 1 hour long. They asked problem solving questions that do not require advanced coding knowledge and a couple of competency based questions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
problem-solving questions that do not require advanced coding knowledge
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft in Sep 2022
Interview
Three 45-minutes interviews in a row. Each of them contained hr part as well as technical part where I needed to solve one task. In hr part we were talking about my academic path and about my previous project and experience.