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Software Engineer Interview Experience

April 21, 2026
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied through a recruiter. The process took one week.

During the home LeetCode interview, using a specific software that they have, they gave me a test question to see how the system worked before it started. They tested me with two questions, and they were between medium and hard.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 2,095 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Engineer role.

Success Rate

24%
Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive65%
Neutral24%
Negative10%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Engineer interview process.

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