Microsoft Software Development Engineer interview questions
Updated Jul 22, 2025Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 18%Applied onlineApplied online
- 12%RecruiterRecruiter
- 10%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 1%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
- 1%In PersonIn Person
- 1%OtherOther
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Microsoft interviews FAQs
- Software Development Engineer 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 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer roles take an average of 8 days to get hired, when considering 117 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 according to 117 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 32%
Skills test: 12%
Presentation: 12%
Group panel interview: 8%
Phone interview: 8%
Background check: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Personality test: 7%
Other: 4%
Drug test: 2%
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