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Software Development Engineer (SDE) Interview Experience

February 27, 2026
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied online.

The Vancouver team was hiring, specifically one of the Microsoft 365 teams. The interviewers were all very friendly, and there were three back-to-back interview rounds. They added an additional round after one week, and then they put me on the waitlist.

Questions

The process was:

  • First round: A hiring manager call, only behavioral questions and culture fit.
  • Second round: A frontend question and a functional component discussion.
  • Third round: System design.
  • Additional round: LeetCode.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 179 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Development Engineer (SDE) role.

Success Rate

18%
Pass Rate

Microsoft's interview process for their Software Development Engineer (SDE) roles is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive75%
Neutral18%
Negative7%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Development Engineer (SDE) interview process.

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