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Software Engineer Interview Experience

June 9, 2025
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Microsoft's software engineer interview process includes:

  • An online assessment
  • Recruiter screening
  • Multiple technical interviews focused on data structures, algorithms, system design, and behavioral questions

This concludes with a final loop and hiring manager review.

Questions

I signed an NDA, so I can't share the questions.

They were LeetCode medium/hard kind of problems.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 999 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

25%
Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive64%
Neutral26%
Negative11%

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

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