Microsoft Associate Software Engineer interview questions
Updated Jul 15, 2025Difficulty
Average
Experience
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How others got an interview
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- 13%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
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Microsoft interviews FAQs
- Associate Software 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 66.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Associate Software Engineer roles take an average of 19 days to get hired, when considering 12 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 Associate Software Engineer according to 12 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 17%
Background check: 14%
Presentation: 14%
One on one interview: 14%
Drug test: 10%
Group panel interview: 10%
Skills test: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Personality test: 3%
Other: 3%
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