Microsoft·Software Engineer

Microsoft Software Engineer interview experience

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Belgrade, Central SerbiaPosted Jan 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I experienced a workflow where the process started with a coding challenge that meant finishing a couple of assignments within a limited time.

If I passed that stage, the next step moved quickly into live coding interviews—three of them—before HR wrapped things up with a call.

That same general structure showed up as a more chaotic, less thoughtful version elsewhere. I first got an email about a HackerRank exam, but the HR message content felt AI-generated and didn’t look edited. I ran into a technical snag with the HackerRank link—an error saying the invite no longer existed—so I reached out and they sent a new URL. After that, the online interview day had three one-hour sessions where behavioral and personal context didn’t really

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