# Microsoft Software Engineer Interview Guide Aced (formerly Exponent) publishes a public search API over its indexed pages; the guide is at https://www.aced.io/agents/agent-access. Source: https://www.aced.io/guides/microsoft-software-engineer-interview Source observed: 2026-11-04T21:21:33.712Z Last checked: 2026-11-04T21:21:33.712+00:00 Indexed: 2026-11-05T01:12:43.57+00:00 --- # Microsoft Software Engineer Interview Guide Updated a month ago by Microsoft candidates. Written by Graham Carlson, Senior Technical Contributor, with help from software engineer interviewers at Microsoft. ## Guide sections - [Expert guide](https://www.aced.io/guides/microsoft-software-engineer-interview) - [Interview experiences — 25](https://www.aced.io/guides/microsoft-software-engineer-interview/experiences) - [Questions — 102](https://www.aced.io/guides/microsoft-software-engineer-interview/questions) - [Resumes — 138](https://www.aced.io/guides/microsoft-software-engineer-interview/resumes) ## tl;dr Microsoft has been a major technology-industry company for 50 years, creating operating systems, video games, VR/AR technology, and artificial intelligence. We are also involved in technology research and development, provide critical cloud infrastructure, and are a primary partner of OpenAI. Our software engineers work across many domains. We typically look for demonstrable domain expertise, a growth mindset, productive interaction with customers and end users, eagerness to learn, and adaptability as priorities and circumstances change. Prepare with our [Software Engineer Interview course](https://www.aced.io/courses/software-engineering), which includes breakdowns of popular SWE interview questions, interview rubrics, and answer frameworks. ## What does a Microsoft Software Engineer do? The work depends heavily on the team and technology. Work on the Windows operating system differs substantially from work on Azure, our cloud-computing product. Across products and departments, common priorities include scalability, regulatory and industry compliance, and privacy. ## Unlock this guide and more Members get the complete guide, all prep courses, practice tools, job referrals, and everything needed to land an offer. - [Become a member](https://www.aced.io/upgrade?src=guide) - [Already a member? Log in](https://www.aced.io/login?src=guide&returnPath=%2Fguides%2Fmicrosoft-software-engineer-interview) ## 138 resumes that passed Microsoft's Software Engineer screen We provide 138 real resumes shared by candidates who got the interview, including the schools, companies, and skills they list. The visible examples are labelled as follows: | Candidate example | Experience label | Role and other visible details | |---|---|---| | `abdullahmasood1` | Full-Time | Verified Software Engineer; companies shown include Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Apple, plus five more; 0 likes and 3 views. Resume preview: [image](https://www.aced.io/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fq1hlr76qehnlfpdb.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fresumes%2Fcc3836b6-386e-441c-9aec-69d7ebf39d63%2Fr.png&w=640&q=75) | | `pranalpratiksir` | Intern | Verified Software Engineer; University of Pittsburgh; companies shown include Nvidia and Microsoft; 0 likes and 2 views. Resume preview: [image](https://www.aced.io/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fq1hlr76qehnlfpdb.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fresumes%2F3b68ba33-da6e-436d-939f-5fdd922e2a0d%2Fr.png&w=640&q=75) | | `strink` | No-Experience | Verified Software Engineer; companies shown include Google, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and Adobe, plus five more; 0 likes and 14 views. Resume preview: [image](https://www.aced.io/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fq1hlr76qehnlfpdb.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fresumes%2Faef77ab2-b19a-4300-8e96-40f705dd839b%2Fr.png&w=640&q=75) | The company and school names above are candidate-provided example data, not Microsoft results. 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