# Microsoft Engineering Manager Interview Experience

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# Microsoft Engineering Manager Interview Experience

This experience concerns an **Engineering Manager** interview at **Microsoft** in the **United States**, conducted in a **hybrid** setting. It was submitted **9 days ago**, and the interview was **9 days ago**. The result is **In Progress** and the difficulty is **Moderate**.

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## Microsoft Engineering Manager (EM) Interview Guide

Our Microsoft Engineering Manager guide was updated **9 days ago by Microsoft candidates**. It includes:

- [Expert guide](https://www.aced.io/guides/microsoft-engineering-manager-interview)
- [Interview experiences — 2](https://www.aced.io/guides/microsoft-engineering-manager-interview/experiences)
- [Questions — 36](https://www.aced.io/guides/microsoft-engineering-manager-interview/questions)
- [Resumes](https://www.aced.io/guides/microsoft-engineering-manager-interview/resumes)
- [Back to all](https://www.aced.io/guides/microsoft-engineering-manager-interview/experiences)

## Interview process

The candidate described the process as okay but **very haphazard and not very structured**. They were initially told they would interview with an engineer, but the VP ultimately conducted the loop.

The listed process stage was:

- Online assessment

## Interview rounds

There was **1 question across 1 round**.

### Online assessment

**Question types asked:** [Technical](https://www.aced.io/questions?type=technical) and [Artificial Intelligence](https://www.aced.io/questions?type=artificial-intelligence).

**Specific question asked:** [What is DNS?](https://www.aced.io/questions/2170)

The page also includes interview tips: practice aloud with a timer, keep a framework ready for every round, and ask the recruiter what each interviewer focuses on so examples can be tailored. Its company-culture notes describe collaborative interviewers who kept directing discussion toward the user, valued structured thinking over polish, and left time for questions.

## Member access

We offer access to **1.8k+ interview experiences**, including the rest of this interview and new experiences added weekly. [Become a member](https://www.aced.io/upgrade?src=experience) or [share your experience](https://www.aced.io/questions/contribute?src=experience). A **24-hour trial starts once your submission is approved**.

## More Microsoft interview experiences

- [Engineering Manager](https://www.aced.io/experiences/microsoft-engineering-manager-interview-adf5d5?returnPath=%2Fguides%2Fmicrosoft-engineering-manager-interview%2Fexperiences) — Microsoft · Aug 2026. The candidate felt the interviewer seemed uninterested and wished they had clarified expectations with the recruiter. **2 rounds, 2 questions.**
- [Software Development Engineer II](https://www.aced.io/experiences/microsoft-software-engineer-interview-ca84de?returnPath=%2Fguides%2Fmicrosoft-engineering-manager-interview%2Fexperiences) — Microsoft · Apr 2026. The candidate said their binary-tree solution was accepted through reasoning even without using BFS or DFS terminology. **Verified; 5 rounds, 5 questions.**
- [Software Engineer (SC2)](https://www.aced.io/experiences/microsoft-software-engineer-interview-89b7e7?returnPath=%2Fguides%2Fmicrosoft-engineering-manager-interview%2Fexperiences) — Microsoft · Oct 2025. The candidate described being asked to build a file system with four use cases in 45 minutes during a system-design round. **Verified; 3 rounds, 4 questions.**

[See all 2 Microsoft Engineering Manager interview experiences →](https://www.aced.io/guides/microsoft-engineering-manager-interview/experiences)

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