Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience
Process
The process was 1 day and 3 rounds of interviews. The interviewers were nice and considerate. The process was nice and pleasant. You have to pass the first 2 interviews to get to the third, which is supposed to be conducted by the hiring manager.
Questions
There were LeetCode easy questions (such as anagram) for a warm-up, followed by a LeetCode medium difficulty problem (battleship).
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 847 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Engineer (Internship) role.
Success 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
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process.
Microsoft Work Experiences
- 5.0Supportive workplace with competitive environmentSoftware Engineer (Internship) • Former EmployeeSydneyJune 14, 2026Pros: - Competitive - WLB - Supportive - ConnectionsCons: - Competitive. - Need code review.
- 5.0Pretty NiceSoftware Engineer (Internship) • Former EmployeeRedmond, WAJanuary 25, 2026Pros: - 10k housing stipend - Relocation covered - Great mentorship opportunities - Employee Resource Groups, which are multicultural groups with events for employeesCons: None that I can remember.
- 5.0Good Practical WorkSoftware Engineer (Internship) • Former EmployeeBelgrade, SerbiaOctober 20, 2022Pros: Working environment is perfect. People are friendly and ready to talk about work and hobbies in their free time. I have learned a lot during the internship, from practical coding skills to the theoretical background of distributed systems.Cons: No cons for me at this internship.
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