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Straight to Onsite After the OA, Offer Through Pattern Practice

MicrosoftSoftware Engineer · Onsite · Jan 2026

I just finished the Microsoft interview loop and ended up with an offer, so I'm writing down what worked best for me. I'm a software engineer, mostly backend work and distributed services, though never at a big tech company. The process looked a lot like what other companies do, with one difference: there was no recruiter screen. After the online assessment I was sent straight to the onsite. That…

Shared by a candidate · reported Jan 2026. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.