Microsoft Software Engineer Internship interview questions
Updated Jun 1, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 35%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 11%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 6%RecruiterRecruiter
- 1%OtherOther
- 1%In PersonIn Person
- 0%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
Interview search
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Microsoft interviews FAQs
- Software Engineer Internship 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 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Engineer Internship roles take an average of 12 days to get hired, when considering 108 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 Engineer Internship according to 108 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Skills test: 21%
Phone interview: 15%
Presentation: 11%
Background check: 8%
Personality test: 8%
Other: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Group panel interview: 2%
Drug test: 2%
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