Microsoft Software Engineer Interview
Questions & Process
What 7,013 candidates said about the rounds, the
questions and how long the wait really is.
From 7,013 candidate reports · FREE TO READ
Questions candidates reported
Quoted word for word from Microsoft interview reports.
Engineering accounts for 10,860 of 7,013 reports, so company-wide questions may lean toward that function. Pick your role above for questions from your own loop.
“What is an advantage of linked lists when adding nodes compared to arrays?”
Read reports →“Explain the iterative approach to reverse a singly linked list, including time and space complexity.”
Read reports →“What is java?”
Read reports →“Explain OOP.”
Read reports →“Are you good?”
Read report →“Can you introduce yourself?”
Read report →“Explain your projects.”
Read report →“Tell me about your project.”
Read report →“How are you?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 7,013 Microsoft interview reports.
Question formats
Interview difficulty
Candidate experience
Reports by job function
The interview process
Described in candidates’ own words.
“Very straightforward. HR reaches out and 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 different people, each asking a medium to hard problem.”Candidate-reported process
“- Had a quick 10-minute first interview where we talked about relocation and salary - Then had a 30-minute technical interview with a coding task, which I struggled with at first but managed to solve in the end - Got an offer after going through these rounds, really showing how persistence and preparation matters”Candidate-reported process
“The interview was centered on full-stack development. It began with coding questions like the Word Search problem from LeetCode, then went into project discussions, some system design, and a few behavioral questions about teamwork and communication.”Candidate-reported processMore reports lockedRead 300+ more interview experiences
Search real candidate reports for Microsoft Software Engineer.
Open interview searchSkip the careers portal. Email a person.
Upload your resume to see the Microsoft roles you match. Each one includes the recruiter's LinkedIn and the hiring manager's email, so you can send your application straight to them.
3 free matches a day · no card · contacts on Pro