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Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience

December 4, 2025
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Process

The interview typically follows this structure:

  • First, you detail projects from your resume.
  • Next, you answer questions on core computer science concepts.
  • Then, you solve live algorithm problems.
  • Finally, you engage in a technical deep-dive with follow-up questions.

Questions

Longest Increasing Subsequence and Trie Tree Construction.

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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.

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