Microsoft Senior Software Engineer interview questions
Updated May 30, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
- 27%RecruiterRecruiter
- 13%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 2%In PersonIn Person
- 2%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 1%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
- 1%OtherOther
Interview search
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Microsoft interviews FAQs
- Senior Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 56% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Senior Software Engineer roles take an average of 32 days to get hired, when considering 199 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Microsoft overall takes an average of 30 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft as a Senior Software Engineer according to 199 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 24%
One on one interview: 24%
Skills test: 16%
Presentation: 10%
Group panel interview: 7%
Background check: 6%
Personality test: 5%
Drug test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 2%
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