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Nov 8, 2025

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

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I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Microsoft (Nuova Delhi) in Oct 2025

Interview

The online assessment consisted of two coding questions on arrays and dynamic programming, followed by a few multiple-choice questions. The time constraint was tight, and I managed to solve one question partially. The interface was smooth, and the problems were of medium difficulty.

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array question and a string dp question

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Software Engineer Interview

Nov 7, 2025

Anonymous Interview Candidate

Declined offer

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Easy interview

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I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Nuova Delhi) in Jan 2023

Interview

The interview was simple. Basic system design questions from Alex Wu book. CS fundamentals focusing on computer network, etc. Asked Easy/Medium difficulty questions from Leetcode. Low Level Design questions were not asked.

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Why do you want to join Microsoft?

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Nov 5, 2025

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

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I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA)

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I got the invitation link, completed and passed every test case successfully, but surprisingly received a rejection the following week without any clear explanation, even though my performance met all expectations.

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Question 1

They asked me to solve coding challenges that tested my problem-solving skills, logic, and efficiency. One key question focused on optimizing an algorithm to handle large data inputs efficiently.

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