I applied on the website and was contacted by a recruiter.
There were a couple of technical phone screens followed by an onsite in Redmond, which had five rounds, including a lunch with an interviewer.
Most rounds were coding-based.
One round included a system design question about designing an elevator system.
The following metrics were computed from 207 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Engineer role in Redmond, Washington.
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Redmond, Washington is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Engineer interview process in Redmond, Washington.