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Candidates are asked to show their own skills without outside assistance in assessments and interviews unless explicitly permitted. AI for preparation is encouraged.
Microsoft's interview tips page encourages using AI tools responsibly during preparation and asks candidates to demonstrate their own skills without outside assistance unless explicitly permitted. It describes most interviews as two to four conversations of up to an hour, by phone, Teams or in person, with some roles asked to write code. We found no public Microsoft description of an AI-assisted round; ask your recruiter whether any round allows tools.
Sources last checked 2026-10-27.
Coding, behavioral and design conversations without outside assistance. Every round below has the assistant closed.
- 01A standard coding roundCoding, no assistantOne problem, an interviewer asking follow-ups, no tools.
- 02timecard — Short PaycheckseasyDebug only, assistant closedReading and fixing code you did not write, unaided.
- 03Behavioral roundBehavioralSpecific past examples, said out loud, which the interview tips page asks for.
- 04System designSystem designExplaining how you would approach a problem and the trade-offs, without tools.
These are Placed's own practice rounds, chosen for the kind of round described above. They are not Microsoft's questions and Placed is not affiliated with Microsoft. Formats change and differ by team: confirm yours with your recruiter.
Read the guide to Microsoft's interview or the full guide to AI-enabled coding interviews.