I got the interview through university career event applications. I guess you have a better chance than applying online if you apply through your university.
The interview had two rounds. The first round was mostly about my background and what I like and don't like about Microsoft, and how I could improve it. This was in addition to some technical questions and some design questions, such as designing a clock for blind users.
Questions about hardware, memory allocations, and pointers!
The following metrics were computed from 13 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Development Engineer role in Sydney, Australia.
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Development Engineer roles in Sydney, Australia 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 Sydney, Australia.