Microsoft Software Engineer Intern interview questions
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2 back to back interviews. technical is with behavioral. i got a matrix and tree problem. matrix problem was similar to leetcode, but the tree problem was worded differently so be prepared
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft in Feb 2024
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After initial screening call two rounds of interview were scheduled both the rounds of interview included technical and behavioral questions. Easy to medium level of leet code questions were asked of linkedlist and string.
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Linkedlist and string leet code question ranging from easy to medium level.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft in Mar 2025
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I was referred to the position.
3 days after applying I received an invitation for an online coding assessment using the Codility platform, which had 2 medium code challenges.
A few days after completing the test, I received an invitation for an online technical interview day a week later, which contained 3 interviews with short breaks between them, where I was asked a couple of code questions, along with questions regarding projects on my CV
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Question 1
In any language you want, write a queue using only stacks.