Microsoft Software Development Engineer (SDE) interview questions
Updated Apr 16, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 33%Applied onlineApplied online
- 7%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 5%RecruiterRecruiter
- 1%OtherOther
- 1%In PersonIn Person
Interview search
179 interviews
Microsoft interviews FAQs
- Software Development Engineer (SDE) applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 78% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer (SDE) roles take an average of 17 days to get hired, when considering 124 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Microsoft overall takes an average of 18 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft as a Software Development Engineer (SDE) according to 124 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 21%
One on one interview: 20%
Phone interview: 13%
Background check: 10%
Presentation: 9%
Other: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Personality test: 6%
Group panel interview: 5%
Drug test: 1%
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