Reddit Experience · Mar 2026

Microsoft Senior Software Engineer Full Loop

SWE Behavioral Senior
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Interview Experience

I finished my full loop 2 weeks ago and I had performed pretty good on 3/4 rounds. 1 round was not bad but I could have done better on my behavioral questions’ responses. After following up with the r

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I finished my full loop 2 weeks ago and I had performed pretty good on 3/4 rounds. 1 round was not bad but I could have done better on my behavioral questions’ responses. After following up with the recruiter I received this today: “Thank you for reaching out and for your patience throughout this process. I wanted to let you know that, for now, we've decided to put hiring for the Senior Software Engineer on hold. Once things move forward and we resume hiring for this position, I will be sure to follow up with you and share the outcome of your interview.” Did any of you receive similar emails from Microsoft?

About This Question

This is a candidate experience report from a microsoft interview for a swe role (senior level) during the behavioral round reported in 2026.

It covers the following topics: Behavioral, Career, General Experience .