Microsoft Senior Software Developer Engineer interview questions
based on 309 ratings - Updated Jun 16, 2026
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Senior Software Developer 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 Senior Software Developer 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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Recruiter phone call and basic screen, then manager interview. Typical interview questions about why miscrosoft, my experience, didn’t progress due to push for RTO vs remote work. Overall good impressions, quick communication.
It was not leetcode-heavy. There was a big emphasis on behavioral fit, and the system design interview was related to what the team does. Cultural fit was emphasized in the behavioral questions.
Very straightforward. HR reaches out schedules call and interview. General experience related questions and Easy to medium leet code first interviews - semi hard in final rounds. First round was with 2 different people at different times. The final round was long and was with 3-4 diferrent people, each asking a medium to hard problem.
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Number of island type of problem was the hardest one