Microsoft Sr Software Engineer interview questions
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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
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Online assessment solved one probelm and 2-3 test cases for another probelm
The senior interview process at Microsoft typically involves a recruiter call, a technical phone interview or Codility quiz, and onsite interviews. Onsite interviews include behavioral, coding, system design, and domain-specific rounds. Team matching may also occur to align candidates with suitable teams
4 round interviews. Each by different reviewer. The team work with C# and C++ (mostly C++ according to interviewer).
I was allowed to write code with python during the interview.
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Question 1
Asked algos and also other soft questions, like why don't you like your current job.