Microsoft Software Engineer -2 interview questions
Updated Mar 25, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 20%RecruiterRecruiter
- 20%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 7%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
Interview search
20 interviews
Microsoft interviews FAQs
- Software Engineer -2 applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 73% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Engineer -2 roles take an average of 34 days to get hired, when considering 11 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 Engineer -2 according to 11 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 28%
Phone interview: 22%
One on one interview: 22%
Background check: 11%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Personality test: 6%
Presentation: 6%
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