What to expect in Microsoft Software Engineer II (IC3) Phone Screen round
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Hey everyone, I have a 30-minute phone screen with Microsoft coming up and the invite only says “screening”. No other details given. People who’ve done this recently, what should I expect in this roun
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Hey everyone, I have a 30-minute phone screen with Microsoft coming up and the invite only says “screening”. No other details given. People who’ve done this recently, what should I expect in this round and what's the usual format in 30 mins? Resume walkthrough + behavioral? Technical Q&A? LeetCode-style live coding? Role:
Software Engineer II, Level:
IC3. If anyone’s done this recently, what did you get asked and what would you focus on? Any help is appreciated. Thanks!!
Update!! Spoke to my recruiter and got to know it would be a resume deep dive round. Questions were based on my recent experience, spoke about the design, tech stack used etc. Answered all the questions and the manager looked satisfied but still got
rejected. GG's :(
About This Question
This is a candidate experience report from a microsoft interview for a swe role (junior level) during the phone screen round reported in 2026.
It covers the following topics: Behavioral, Stack .