Senior Developer 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 Senior Developer 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.
Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft as a Senior Developer according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 50%
One on one interview: 50%
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Very disappointed. One interviewer is from a different team (which replacing another interviewer), continuing ask questions from topics (which not very related to the position) I am not familiar with.
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One only ask some very advanced features from C++ and Python. Another two asks hardware, low low firmware, and OS related questions. From totally different area.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft (Hyderabad) in Sep 2024
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First round will be the codility test. Will be given certain time duration and total two questions. One will be difficult and other will be easy. Score will not be given on the spot.
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Question 1
Robot cleaning problem how many squares did robot cleaned?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Mar 2024
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5 interviews on the phone, with the complete hierachy above. All interviews were focusing on design and customer experience. Asked for customer situations in the field and troubleshooting experience. Shared understanding of support escalation paths.
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Question 1
What were complicated issues you were facing with software X?