Microsoft Sr. Software Engineer interview questions
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Sr. 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 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sr. Software Engineer roles take an average of 56 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Microsoft overall takes an average of 31 days.
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One on one interview: 50%
Phone interview: 50%
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Expert interview, asked a good riddle, and then needed to implement it and the focus was on how you think and not exactly what you code. Also, the interviewers were really nice and made sure I understood everything and made a comfortable environment.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Belgrade) in Jun 2024
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Introductory interview, followed by four interviews which include Coding, System Design and a general culture fit interview. Overall, the interview process was very fast from the moment I applied to when I got an offer.
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Do you have experience leading a team of engineers
Very good experience interviewing with Microsoft at Redmond, WA, USA. I had five rounds of interview with different people. One of the best companies I had interviewed so far. There were technical coding and design questions.
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They asked me to design a parking lot for an airport.