Microsoft·Software Engineer

Microsoft Software Engineer interview experience

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NigeriaCandidate report, summarized by Dataford

I applied for Software Engineer II in Microsoft Nigeria and was selected for the screening process.

The first step was an online technical assessment through Codility, and I scored 89%. After that, I got invited to three technical interviews with three different engineers.

Before those interviews, the recruiter did a pre-interview call with a cohort of applicants—about a dozen of us—and shared what the process would look like and what to expect. During that call, someone asked about how many positions were available, and the recruiter made it clear there was basically only one slot and only one person would be selected.

After about a month, I got another email for an interview with a

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