Microsoft Software Engineer interview experience

The message asked me to schedule a quick 15-minute call through a scheduling link, and that call was followed by the online assessment. After that, I stayed in limbo, waiting for the next step.

Once I completed the OA, I didn’t immediately get the interview schedule. The main feeling throughout that stretch was uncertainty—just not knowing whether things were moving forward behind the scenes or whether the timeline had stalled. I kept expecting an update, but nothing arrived quickly.

By the time I had already done the recruiter interaction and the assessment, the process felt less like