A recruiter had emailed me about the details for an upcoming hiring event. I was asked to submit my resume for an application and then complete an online assessment consisting of 3 questions (LC mediums) within 1 hour. The recruiter got back to me within a week and told me that I will be moving forward onsite to their hiring event in the following month.
The hiring event consisted of four 45-min rounds with four different interviewers and 15 min breaks in between (no lunch). Primarily had LC medium difficulty questions with some OO design sprinkled in (no system design rounds). After the event, I was contacted that I got an offer within a few days of the event. Hiring events are different from the traditional interview loop. As long as you pass their bar, you should be extended an offer irrespective of the performances of others.
Typical LC medium questions.
The following metrics were computed from 213 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Development Engineer role in Redmond, Washington.
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Development Engineer roles in Redmond, Washington is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Development Engineer interview process in Redmond, Washington.