Software Development Engineer (SDE) II applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 71% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer (SDE) II roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 36 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Microsoft overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft as a Software Development Engineer (SDE) II according to 36 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 27%
One on one interview: 21%
Skills test: 19%
Background check: 10%
Presentation: 6%
Group panel interview: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Personality test: 4%
Other: 1%
Drug test: 1%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Hyderābād) in Apr 2013
Interview
Well organised process consisting of multiple rounds. Started with phone screening, followed by face to face interviews.All technical rounds happened on the same day.
First Round : I had an interview run of around 60 mins.
Second Round: Once the first round was completed, I had to wait for about an hour and then was called for the second round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Algorithms, C# program, Database related questions
The first was a talk with the recruiter, then an online assignment with Leetcode Medium type of question. Finally, the 3 round interview with system design, coding and low level design
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had a conflict with a colleague.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA)
Interview
The Onsite consisted of 2 system design questions and 2 technical questions. This rounds were back to back and they weren't actually ordered, I thought I was doing to be doing technical first but was hit with design at the start.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The design questions made sense for the role (unfortunately I was not aware of the role since I was a general applicant). The two technical questions were not on leetcode but custom questions the interviewers had which were actually not bad.
Five rounds of interview with mostly leetcode medium or hard level problems. It included one design round typical to game design rather than system design. The interview I participa\ted was part of hiring event.