Microsoft Site Reliability Engineer Interview Questions

Coding, system design, and behavioral questions mapped to Microsoft's engineering ladder. Select your target level to see what to expect and practice.

59 SRE
Junior 0-2 yrs
61 SRE II
Mid-Level 3-5 yrs
62 Senior SRE
63 Principal SRE
Senior+ 5+ yrs

Interview Stages

What the Junior loop looks like:

1 Recruiter Screen Phone / Teams 30 min
2 Phone Screen — Technical Teams + shared editor 45 min
3 Onsite — Coding (x2) Whiteboard / VS Code 45 min each
4 Onsite — System Design skipped for Junior Whiteboard 60 min
5 As Appropriate — Hiring Manager 1:1 45 min

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Position Site Reliability Engineer
Engineering Levels 59 — 63
Interview Rounds 4-5
Avg. Process Time 3-5 weeks

Interview Difficulty Medium

Practice questions across all levels