Microsoft

Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience

December 11, 2025

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

The application process was two hour-long interviews back to back. There was no OA in between. The offer was updated in the portal in about a week or two, and then there was a real offer letter a week after that.

Questions

How would you design a stock market system in Python?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 847 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Engineer (Internship) role.

Success Rate

34%

Pass Rate

Microsoft's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive73%

Neutral21%

Negative5%

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

Microsoft Work Experiences

Pretty Nice

Software Engineer (Internship) • Former Employee

January 25, 2026

Pros: - 10k housing stipend - Relocation covered - Great mentorship opportunities - Employee Resource Groups, which are multicultural groups with events for employees

Cons: None that I can remember.

Software Engineer (Internship) • Former Employee

January 25, 2026

Pros: - 10k housing stipend - Relocation covered - Great mentorship opportunities - Employee Resource Groups, which are multicultural groups with events for employees

Cons: None that I can remember.

Stable job with interesting projects but large teams

Software Engineer (Internship) • Former Employee

Belgrade, Central Serbia

Pros: It was a good, stable job with interesting projects.

Cons: There were huge teams and working groups.

Stable job with interesting projects but large teams

Software Engineer (Internship) • Former Employee

Belgrade, Central Serbia

Pros: It was a good, stable job with interesting projects.

Cons: There were huge teams and working groups.

Inneficient Company, good vibes

Software Engineer (Internship) • Former Employee

Bucharest, Bucuresti

Pros: It was a very good atmosphere, and the people were very nice.

Cons: The purpose of the app that we were implementing was changing constantly, and hence it was not a good opportunity for learning.

Inneficient Company, good vibes

Software Engineer (Internship) • Former Employee

Bucharest, Bucuresti

Pros: It was a very good atmosphere, and the people were very nice.

Cons: The purpose of the app that we were implementing was changing constantly, and hence it was not a good opportunity for learning.

Pretty Nice

Software Engineer (Internship) • Former Employee

January 25, 2026

Pros: - 10k housing stipend - Relocation covered - Great mentorship opportunities - Employee Resource Groups, which are multicultural groups with events for employees

Cons: None that I can remember.

5.0
Pretty Nice
Software Engineer (Internship) • Former Employee
Redmond, WA
January 25, 2026
Pros: - 10k housing stipend - Relocation covered - Great mentorship opportunities - Employee Resource Groups, which are multicultural groups with events for employees
Cons: None that I can remember.

Stable job with interesting projects but large teams

Software Engineer (Internship) • Former Employee

Belgrade, Central Serbia

Pros: It was a good, stable job with interesting projects.

Cons: There were huge teams and working groups.

5.0
Stable job with interesting projects but large teams
Software Engineer (Internship) • Former Employee
Belgrade, Central Serbia
May 24, 2026
Pros: It was a good, stable job with interesting projects.
Cons: There were huge teams and working groups.

Inneficient Company, good vibes

Software Engineer (Internship) • Former Employee

Bucharest, Bucuresti

Pros: It was a very good atmosphere, and the people were very nice.

Cons: The purpose of the app that we were implementing was changing constantly, and hence it was not a good opportunity for learning.

4.0
Inneficient Company, good vibes
Software Engineer (Internship) • Former Employee
Bucharest, Bucuresti
March 14, 2026
Pros: It was a very good atmosphere, and the people were very nice.
Cons: The purpose of the app that we were implementing was changing constantly, and hence it was not a good opportunity for learning.

Microsoft Interview Questions

Minimum Edge Reversals So Every Node Is Reachable

You're given a directed graph. Determine the minimum number of edges you need to reverse so that every node becomes reachable from node 0.

GraphsDynamic Programming

Two Sum

Find two numbers in a given array that add up to a specific target value, and return their indices. Essentially, you need to efficiently locate the pair that satisfies the sum requirement.

Valid Word

Determine if a given word is considered valid based on a specific set of rules or constraints. The goal is to check if the input string adheres to the specified validation criteria.

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