Software Engineer Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
October 28, 2026
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
I applied through an employee referral. The process took two months.
- Three 60-minute interview loop with a 15-minute break in between.
- All technical questions with STAR format behaviorals before the technical question.
- No LeetCode style questions.
Overall, it felt fair and relevant to the position.
Was this helpful?
Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 207 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Engineer role in Redmond, Washington.
Success Rate
47%
Pass Rate
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.
Experience Rating
Positive77%
Neutral14%
Negative8%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Engineer interview process in Redmond, Washington.
Microsoft Work Experiences
4.0
Rest and Vest
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
January 20, 2022
Pros: Great team to work with. $1500 setup amount.
Cons: Sometimes WLB is bad and the tech stack is old.
3.0
Great place to work, but not turning out well for me
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
June 20, 2016
Pros: Great culture and benefits, a beautiful campus, and a laid-back culture are my favorite parts about working at Microsoft.
Cons: I feel that I was put into the wrong team to start with, and I think it might take a while before I can get into a position that I truly enjoy. I haven't yet found a good opportunity to switch teams. Learning the internal tools and processes can be a huge challenge if you don't know the right people, and there seems to be little effort in aligning teams with each other. There are multiple internal tools all solving the same problem.
5.0
Great place to work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
August 26, 2020
Pros: Great place to work, with amazing benefits and work-life balance.
Cons: Yearly bonuses and merit increases aren't very high.
- 4.0Rest and VestSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesJanuary 20, 2022Pros: Great team to work with. $1500 setup amount.Cons: Sometimes WLB is bad and the tech stack is old.
- 3.0Great place to work, but not turning out well for meSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesJune 20, 2016Pros: Great culture and benefits, a beautiful campus, and a laid-back culture are my favorite parts about working at Microsoft.Cons: I feel that I was put into the wrong team to start with, and I think it might take a while before I can get into a position that I truly enjoy. I haven't yet found a good opportunity to switch teams. Learning the internal tools and processes can be a huge challenge if you don't know the right people, and there seems to be little effort in aligning teams with each other. There are multiple internal tools all solving the same problem.
- 5.0Great place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeRedmond, Washington, United StatesAugust 26, 2020Pros: Great place to work, with amazing benefits and work-life balance.Cons: Yearly bonuses and merit increases aren't very high.
Microsoft Interview Questions
Explore Interview QuestionsTaro 75Google Interview QuestionsMeta Interview QuestionsAmazon Interview QuestionsApple Interview QuestionsNetflix Interview Questions
Explore Interview ExperiencesOpenAI Interview ExperiencesAnthropic Interview ExperiencesPerplexity Interview ExperiencesWindsurf Interview ExperiencesMistral AI Interview Experiences
