Microsoft Software Engineer interview questions
Updated May 30, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 28%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 16%RecruiterRecruiter
- 11%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 2%In PersonIn Person
- 1%OtherOther
- 1%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
Interview search
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Microsoft interviews FAQs
- Software 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 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 358 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 according to 358 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 21%
Presentation: 14%
Skills test: 14%
Phone interview: 11%
Background check: 8%
Personality test: 8%
Group panel interview: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Other: 5%
Drug test: 4%
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