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Software Development Engineer (SDE) Interview Experience

January 12, 2026
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The technical interview was a tech round. It started with some general questions mixed with behavioral questions, followed by code test questions, which were normally two questions. Then you normally had ten minutes to ask questions to your interviewer.

Questions

The process included behavioural questions, technical questions, general questions, and personal questions that you may not answer if you don't want.

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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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