Process
You are in a group with 30-50 other people and called by name for each interview. There were four interviews, each 45 minutes long.
You are then taken on a small tour to their employee store and given a card to use for lunch on site.
Questions
Four LeetCode-style medium questions were presented, with a 15-minute break in between.
These were fairly similar to the Microsoft category on LeetCode.
One question involved creating a linked list on each level of a binary tree.
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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
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
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Engineer interview process in United States.
Microsoft Work Experiences
- 5.0a nice placeSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeLahore, Punjab, PakistanOctober 22, 2022Pros: No pros, such an amazing place.Cons: I have nothing to say about cons.
- 4.0Good Pay, Shifting ManagementSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesAugust 1, 2024Pros: Money, benefits, and more stuff.Cons: Weird, constantly shifting management and goals.
- 5.0A good place to workSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeHyderābād, Telangana, IndiaAugust 7, 2025Pros: People are good. Culture is good. The office is good.Cons: It is a highly competitive work culture.
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