Microsoft Software Development Engineer SDE interview questions
Average interview difficulty
Very positive interview experience
How others got an interview
- 33%Applied onlineApplied online
- 7%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 5%RecruiterRecruiter
- 1%OtherOther
- 1%In PersonIn Person
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Microsoft interviews FAQs
- Software Development Engineer SDE 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 66% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer SDE roles take an average of 15 days to get hired, when considering 42 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Microsoft overall takes an average of 30 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft as a Software Development Engineer SDE according to 42 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 27%
Phone interview: 25%
Skills test: 13%
Background check: 7%
Group panel interview: 5%
Presentation: 5%
Drug test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Personality test: 5%
Other: 2%
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