# Microsoft Software Engineer Intern Interview Experience

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# Microsoft Software Engineer Intern Interview Experience

We provide interview preparation through expert guides, candidate-reported experiences, interview questions, resumes, courses, coaching, and practice tools. This page records a **Microsoft Intern Software Engineer** interview from the **United States** with an **Onsite** arrangement.

## Experience details

- **Result:** In Progress
- **Interview date:** 2 months ago
- **Difficulty:** Moderate
- **Submitted:** 2 months ago
- **Guide:** [Microsoft Software Engineer Interview Guide](https://www.aced.io/guides/microsoft-software-engineer-interview)
- **All experiences:** [Interview experiences](https://www.aced.io/guides/microsoft-software-engineer-interview/experiences)
- **Questions:** [102 Microsoft Software Engineer interview questions](https://www.aced.io/guides/microsoft-software-engineer-interview/questions)
- **Resumes:** [138 Microsoft Software Engineer resumes](https://www.aced.io/guides/microsoft-software-engineer-interview/resumes)

## Interview process

The candidate said the process was still in progress and described preparation as LeetCode practice, data structures and algorithms, and system design. Dynamic programming was also identified as useful.

The listed stage was:

- Online assessment

## Interview round

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

### Online assessment — 1 question

Free preview question: [Build a TTL cache.](https://www.aced.io/questions/6299)

## Candidate advice and culture notes

- Practice out loud with a timer.
- Keep a framework ready for every round.
- Ask the recruiter what each interviewer focuses on so you can tailor examples.
- Interviewers were collaborative and directed discussion toward the user.
- The team appeared to value structured thinking over polish, and interviewers left time for questions.

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## More Microsoft Software Engineer interview experiences

- [Software Development Engineer II — Microsoft · Apr 2026](https://www.aced.io/experiences/microsoft-software-engineer-interview-ca84de?returnPath=%2Fguides%2Fmicrosoft-software-engineer-interview%2Fexperiences) — **Verified; 5 rounds, 5 questions**. The candidate said reasoning through a binary-tree solution mattered more than using BFS or DFS terminology.
- [Software Engineer (SC2) — Microsoft · Oct 2025](https://www.aced.io/experiences/microsoft-software-engineer-interview-89b7e7?returnPath=%2Fguides%2Fmicrosoft-software-engineer-interview%2Fexperiences) — **Verified; 3 rounds, 4 questions**. The candidate expected system design but was asked to code a file system with four use cases in 45 minutes, then reported waiting a month for recruiter contact.
- [Software Engineer — Microsoft · Jun 2026](https://www.aced.io/experiences/microsoft-software-engineer-interview-c0113a?returnPath=%2Fguides%2Fmicrosoft-software-engineer-interview%2Fexperiences) — **1 round, 1 question**. The candidate discussed current responsibilities and work, then received a coding question and recommended preparing DSA.

[See all 25 Microsoft Software Engineer interview experiences](https://www.aced.io/guides/microsoft-software-engineer-interview/experiences)

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