Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience
March 21, 2026
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
There are three back-to-back interviews, and each lasts for forty-five minutes. Each interview asked one behavioral question and one technical question. Overall, I think that the interview process was pretty standard.
Questions
Tell me about a technical challenge.
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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
4.0
Good Learning, Needed Support
Software Engineer (Internship) • Current Employee
Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
August 27, 2020
Pros: Good salary and actual learning opportunity
Cons: Lack of documentation and need for more support.
5.0
Good Practical Work
Software Engineer (Internship) • Former Employee
Belgrade, Central Serbia, Serbia
October 20, 2022
Pros: 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.
5.0
Amazing place to work and retire
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
January 29, 2022
Pros: I retired after many decades of working here and am looking for the next chapter in life.
Cons: There really were none, other than some crunch from time to time.
- 4.0Good Learning, Needed SupportSoftware Engineer (Internship) • Current EmployeeCairo, Cairo Governorate, EgyptAugust 27, 2020Pros: Good salary and actual learning opportunityCons: Lack of documentation and need for more support.
- 5.0Good Practical WorkSoftware Engineer (Internship) • Former EmployeeBelgrade, Central Serbia, 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.
- 5.0Amazing place to work and retireSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeToronto, Ontario, CanadaJanuary 29, 2022Pros: I retired after many decades of working here and am looking for the next chapter in life.Cons: There really were none, other than some crunch from time to time.
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