# Microsoft Engineering Manager Interview Experiences

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# Microsoft Engineering Manager Interview Experiences

We provide candidate-reported experiences for the Microsoft Engineering Manager interview process through our interview-experience collection. This collection was updated 9 days before the observation timestamp, by Microsoft candidates. It contains 2 interview experiences, alongside an [expert guide](https://www.aced.io/guides/microsoft-engineering-manager-interview), [36 interview questions](https://www.aced.io/guides/microsoft-engineering-manager-interview/questions), and [resumes](https://www.aced.io/guides/microsoft-engineering-manager-interview/resumes).

## Available experiences

### Engineering Manager — Microsoft, United States

- **Submitted:** October 27, 2026
- **Work arrangement:** Hybrid
- **Interview month:** October 2026
- **Status:** In Progress
- **Difficulty:** Moderate

**How was the overall interview process?**

> The process was okay. Very haphazard and not very structured. Initially i was told that i will interview with an engineer then the VP took my loop.

**Question asked:**

- [What is DNS?](https://www.aced.io/questions/2170)

[Read the full experience](https://www.aced.io/experiences/microsoft-engineering-manager-interview-38dc6e?returnPath=%2Fguides%2Fmicrosoft-engineering-manager-interview%2Fexperiences)

### Engineering Manager — Microsoft, United States

A second Engineering Manager experience is listed. The accessible content includes:

- **Submitted:** September 29, 2026
- **Work arrangement:** Hybrid
- **Interview month:** August 2026
- **Status:** Rejected
- **Difficulty:** Difficult

**Questions asked:**

- [Tell me about the most complex project you have led.](https://www.aced.io/questions/611)
- [Why do you want to work at Microsoft?](https://www.aced.io/questions/1727)

[Read the full experience](https://www.aced.io/experiences/microsoft-engineering-manager-interview-adf5d5?returnPath=%2Fguides%2Fmicrosoft-engineering-manager-interview%2Fexperiences)

The detailed narrative for this second experience is available through its full-experience link.

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