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Software Engineer Interview Experience

September 23, 2026
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

There were two LeetCode questions: one easy and one medium. There was about an hour of time. The tasks were done online via a platform. The first question was generic string manipulation, and the second involved chessboards.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 2,095 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Engineer role.

Success Rate

24%
Pass Rate

Microsoft's interview process for their Software Engineer roles is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive65%
Neutral24%
Negative10%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Engineer interview process.

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