The timeline for the entire process (from submitting your resume to receiving a job offer) takes approximately 1-2 months You are encouraged to use whatever mainstream programming language (e.g., C/C++ or Java) that you are most comfortable with to solve the technical questions.
Prescreening: A recruiter contacts you via email to schedule a 45-minute phone call. They will spend 15 minutes going over your resume and asking behavioral questions. You have the remaining 30 minutes to solve a coding question related to algorithms and data structures in a shared editor.
Phone interview: The recruiter contacts you within two weeks to schedule a phone interview with a senior developer or engineering manager. Information about potential topics that may be covered during this phone interview will be provided in advance.
On-site or virtual interview: After passing the phone interview, you will be invited to participate in 4-5 rounds of interviews either in-person at the Microsoft campus or virtually. Each round is an hour long and will be conducted by two members of the team you’re looking to join. These rounds will have both behavioral and technical questions.
Lunch interview: Halfway through the rounds, you will be taken out to lunch for a more casual conversation. This will take place on the Microsoft campus, or off-campus at a restaurant.
Final interview of the day: The last round will be conducted by an AS-AP (As-Appropriate) who will have the final say in hiring you.
HR interview: The hiring manager will go over any remaining behavioral or technical questions not covered in the previous rounds of interviews, make an offer, and discuss compensation.
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Microsoft has one of the most challenging interview processes that puts even accomplished programmers with several years of experience to the test. The hiring process is essentially built to evaluate your problem-solving skills. You need to become a good problem solver to give yourself the best chance at acing the interview.Â
The interview questions asked at Microsoftâs technical interview are challenging and tricky, requiring diligent practice to solve. With a good prep strategy in place, you can certainly fancy your chances of acing the interview rounds and landing a lucrative offer. Â
In this article, weâll look at some common Microsoft interview questions for software engineers and developers. Hereâs what weâll cover:
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Microsoft Behavioral Interview Questions
Behavioral interviews are an extremely important part of the hiring process. The questions below depict the type of behavioral questions asked at Microsoftâs on-site technical interview:
Tell us about the most challenging project you worked on in the past? What lessons did it teach you?
Tell us about a time when you had to ask for help from an uncooperative coworker? Did it affect the progress of the project?
What is the most exciting thing about being a programmer?
Why do you want to work at Microsoft? What is your favorite thing about the company?
What would be your stand if your supervisor asked you to do something against the ethical code of conduct?
How often do you prefer taking vacation breaks? Do you think they help?
What is your take on maintaining a healthy work-life balance?
How important is mental health, according to you? What do you do to maintain sound mental health?
Tell us about a time when you apprised the entire team about crucial learnings from a project?
Tell us about a time when you had to make important decisions with little information.Â
Tell us about a time when you had a disagreement/argument with your supervisor.Â
Tell us about a time when you had to change the course of a project and approach it from a whole new angle.Â
How do you maintain healthy relationships at work?
Have you been in a difficult situation as far as the progress of a project was concerned? How did you handle the situation?
Have you missed a project deadline in the past? What was the reason, and how did you go about the situation?
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