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Microsoft Technical Support Engineer Interview
Questions & Process

What 159 candidates said about the rounds, the
questions and how long the wait really is.

From 159 candidate reports · FREE TO READ

2.9Rounds average
33.6Day average
AverageTypical difficulty
74.2%Positive experience

Questions candidates reported

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Engineering accounts for 10,860 of 159 reports, so company-wide questions may lean toward that function. Pick your role above for questions from your own loop.

Formats, difficulty and experience

Across all 159 Microsoft interview reports.

Question formats

Technical33.2%
Behavioral32.5%
Other22.3%
Group6.9%
Coding1.8%

Interview difficulty

Easy10.3%
Average59%
Difficult30.8%

Candidate experience

Positive74.2%
Neutral16.8%
Negative9%

Reports by job function

Engineering10,860
Operations1,308
Product1,188
Sales1,054
Other762
Marketing542

The interview process

Described in candidates’ own words.

Nice process, simple to follow all the steps to move through the interview stages. People at the company were friendly, on time and gave clear instructions. Needed to go through multiple interview stages to get the role.Candidate-reported process
Resume shortlisting, two technical rounds, one managerial, one director level interview. Deep technical knowledge needed. Communication skills evaluated, troubleshooting skills, analytical thinking skills checked. Confidence, empathy, customer success, behavioral skills evaluated.Candidate-reported process
There were three interview rounds. The first and second rounds were technical, with some scenario-based questions as well. The third round was an HR interview. Each round was about 20–30 minutes. The technical questions mainly focused on networks, troubleshooting, IAM, cloud, and some basic AI topics. The scenario-based questions were meant to see how I would handle tough situations in a corporate environment—for example, how I’d prioritize around ten different tasks, or what I’d do if a new issue was given to me and no one was available to help.Candidate-reported process
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