Microsoft·Software Engineer

Microsoft Software Engineer interview experience

Got offer

Hard

Positive

Vancouver, BCPosted Jun 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process started with HR screening, then I had a technical interview with the hiring manager.

After that, the loop-style portion was the real work: I went through three rounds where two focused on system design and one on DSA.

The system design parts were intensive and genuinely challenging for me. I tried to keep up with the level of depth they expected, and I definitely felt the rounds were less casual and more rigorous than a lot of interview loops I’d experienced.

It took about five weeks to get back with an offer decision. Background checks moved quickly, and once things were approved there was a short turnaround to a joining date—just a few days after everything cleared. I

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