Microsoft Software Engineer (internship) interview questions
based on 770 ratings - Updated Jun 23, 2026
Averageinterview difficulty
Very positiveinterview experience
How others got an interview
46%
Applied online
Applied online
35%
Campus Recruiting
Campus Recruiting
11%
Employee Referral
Employee Referral
6%
Recruiter
Recruiter
1%
Other
Other
1%
In Person
In Person
0%
Staffing Agency
Staffing Agency
Interview search
770 interviews
Viewing 516 - 520 of 770 Interviews
Microsoft interviews FAQs
Candidates applying for Software Engineer (internship) roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Microsoft overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft as a Software Engineer (internship) according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 50%
Skills test: 50%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
There are three rounds on-site, and two rounds of phone interviews. Each interviewer asks questions about the algorithm and kinds of stuff on the resume, the difficulty is between easy and medium.
I had a phone call with HR, asked questions about a project that I did, how I work in team, also I had to complete a coding test before the call, 3 easy questions, after that I had a technical interview
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Microsoft (Los Angeles, CA) in Oct 2019
Interview
It was a quick 30 minute initial screen, so time was limited. But the interviewer did the best they could to assess my skills. I found the experience insightful and feel confident in moving on to the next round next time I apply.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Initially asked me how I would delegate tasks to a server for fair load balancing. Then I had to implement said method as a c++ class (using templates).