Microsoft Senior Software Developer interview questions
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Had total 3 rounds of interview
All focussed in system design.
All were of medium to high difficulty.
First round on current project.
Second round on designing search to report nearest petrol bunks.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Londra, Inghilterra)
Interview
Four round interview process, passed the initial screening but couldn't make it through third round. Simple behavioural questions and a live coding exercise which was quite difficult. DSA questions asked.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Microsoft in Jan 2025
Interview
There are 3 rounds in microsoft
1. Online Assessment(contains 2 problems one hard and one medium based over graph and dynamic programming )
2. Machine Coding Round
3. System Design
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Question 1
Online assessment solved one probelm and 2-3 test cases for another probelm