J'ai postulé en ligne. J'ai passé un entretien chez Microsoft (Redmond, WA) en janv. 2026
Entretien
Microsoft Software Engineer 2 Interview Experience:
Timeline: Initial screening → Put on hold while interviewing other candidates → Full onsite loop scheduled
Total Rounds: 6 (1 screening + 5 onsite)
Initial Screening
Behavioral questions
System design discussion
Result: On hold, then moved to onsite
Round 1: Data & Coding
Behavioral questions (data storage focus)
1 Coding problem (Medium)
Round 2: System Design
Behavioral questions
System design problem
Round 3: Advanced Coding
2 Behavioral questions
1 Coding problem (Hard) - full implementation
1 Coding problem - approach explanation only
Round 4: Experience Focus
Behavioral questions about experience
1 Coding problem (Medium)
Round 5: AA Round
20-25 mins behavioral questions
1 Coding problem (Medium)
Asked to optimize twice, completed both
Key Takeaways:
Heavy emphasis on behavioral questions across all rounds - prepare STAR stories
Coding difficulty: Medium to Hard range
Be ready to optimize solutions multiple times
Prepare to explain approaches without full implementation
Overall: Positive experience, well-structured process.
J'ai postulé en ligne. J'ai passé un entretien chez Microsoft en mai 2026
Entretien
1. Recruiter screen: recruiter was friendly but had their camera off. They asked me about my recent work experience, my strongest programming language, and salary expectations
2. Technical Screen: live HackerRank coding challenge with a team member of the team hiring for the role, over Microsoft Teams. The interviewer had their camera off but was easy to talk to. The coding challenge was a LeetCode-style challenge that required the backtracking algorithm. Interviewer spent extra time aftwards to take questions from me and share information about the team and employer.
3. 3x "Full Loop Interview Technical". The interviewers did not show up to these interviews. I emailed the recruiter who told me that interviewing for the role had been cancelled.
My overall impression of Microsoft based on their hiring practises is the company is dysfunctional, employees are disengaged, their hiring practises are disconnected from the actual job, and they don't care about candidate experience.
Interview process:
Online assessment (hard level)
1-hour screening call
4 interviews in one day:
Medium-hard LeetCode (OOP-focused)
Medium-hard LeetCode DSA problem
Long system design interview (strong focus on relational database design)
Partner manager interview (AI-focused + behavioral)
The process was technically challenging and well-structured.
However, after the final interview, there was over one month of silence despite follow-up messages. Eventually, I received a generic rejection email stating:
"This decision does not reflect on your potential or the value of your experience."
I would have appreciated more timely communication and more specific feedback after such an extensive process.
J'ai passé un entretien chez Microsoft (Seattle, WA)
Entretien
Moderate. Do leetcode tagged Microsoft questions. They generally ask from most recent Microsoft tagged questions. I applied without referral. Will have a technical screening with hiring manager. Then DSA and System design rounds.