Microsoft Software Engineer(Internship) interview questions
Updated Jun 6, 2026
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I got a link for an online assessment by hackerrank. The online assessment was good for most of it but some questions were really hard for an intern. It was a hard bit manipulation question which needed so much time and experience in it that is way hard for interns.
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A bit manipulation question which was so difficult it shouldn't be in an assessment for interns.
I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (El Cairo, ) in May 2025
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It was two rounds, each 45 minutes long. The first one was problem solving with one LeetCode medium question and one hard one. The second interview was a behavioral one.
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They will ask about every detail in your resume, so you better not fake it.
It was a phone interview. They just asked a number of general tech questions you can find online easily. There were a few behaviour questions and a few about projects and teammates. Some of them had a few follow up questions.
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Describe the concept of recursive functions to a non-tech person.