Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Microsoft overall takes an average of 45 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft as a Software Engineer according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
One on one interview: 22%
IQ intelligence test: 11%
Skills test: 11%
Other: 11%
Group panel interview: 11%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
first you have a telephone screen with a recruiter. Then you have a phone screen with Hiring manager or some dev. After that, you will be brought onsite and interviewed by a group of engineers.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Microsoft (Greater Noida) in Jun 2013
Interview
organizing and profile presentation, aptitude,verbal and non-verbal reasoning,English,group discussion,paper presentation,technical and HR interview. Interview Details It was long and tiring.One round after another.Selection is based on your technical knowledge more than your HR round.They have good work ethics and do not have any other office apart from Mumbai so be sure you are comfortable with that.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (München, Bavaria) in Sep 2013
Interview
Erst hatte ich ein Telefongespräch, dann wurde ich darum gebeten, nach Schottland für die persönlichen Gespräche zu reisen. Im ersten Vorstellungsgespräch hatte ich einige einfache verhaltensbezogene Fragen und einige Denkaufgaben. Die persönlichen Gespräche hatten alle technische Aufgaben und verhaltensbezogene Fragen. Das Erfolgsgeheimnis ist, dem Interviewer viele Fragen zum Posten zu stellen, damit man einen besseren Überblick über das hat, was man antworten muss.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Wie würden Sie einen Garbage-Collector in C++ entwerfen?