Interview Experience Analysis for Microsoft

Round 1: DSA & Problem Solving (1 Hour)This round ultimately cost me the offer. I faced two questions:Permutation in String: I was quite nervous and unfortunately missed the optimal Sliding Window approach (Fixed size window). Instead, I implemented a Brute Force solution, generating all permutation...

Recently, I went through an interview process for a System Design role at Microsoft. The interview started with two coding questions. The first question was to determine if it's possible to reach from the top-left corner to the bottom-right corner of a 2D matrix within a given time T, considering so...

Applied on Microsoft L62 SDE2 roles in Hyderbad and Noida locations by referral. GOt First call from Hyderbad team for OA. 1. OA : 2 ques. first is med stack question and second is hard DP question: 2. Interview told there would be 2 Rounds on one after the other. Based on that 3rd and 4th round ...

Hey everyone, I want to give back to the community and share my recent Microsoft interview experience for a Software Engineer role (Azure E+C). Hopefully, this helps others prepare better. I don't want to talk OA, HR rounds, there are similar with others. This is On-side 4 Rounds in 1 day. Exp: 4 ...

**Tips from Rounds:** - **Round 1:** Don’t panic if the description is messy; talk through your thought process clearly. They care more about reasoning than running full code. - **Round 2:** Focus on design clarity and explain your decisions step by step. Use real-life examples if possible. - **Roun...

My Microsoft SDE Intern interview experience for the Core CS track began with a round that combined behavioral questions, a DSA coding problem, and OS concepts discussion. The interview started with an introduction and questions about hobbies and personal interests to make the environment comfortabl...

My interview journey with Microsoft began after a recruiter reached out to me on LinkedIn. The process involved four distinct rounds.The first round, lasting an hour, focused on both High-Level Design (HLD) and Data Structures & Algorithms (DSA). For HLD, I was tasked with designing a URL shortener....

After successfully clearing the first round, I received an invitation for the second round, which was conducted by a female interviewer. She informed me that we would be solving two questions within the hour, which I acknowledged. The first problem presented was a classic: given a grid of characters...

My primary takeaway from this experience, particularly regarding the system design round, is that I need more preparation in that area, as my lack of readiness contributed to my rejection. Additionally, from having completed a couple of technical rounds at larger companies, I've observed that a sign...

I applied for an SDE 2 position on the Microsoft career page and subsequently received an invitation for a hiring drive on November 28th.Round 1My first interviewer was an SDE-2 with 4 years of experience. This round primarily focused on data structures, algorithms, and operating system fundamentals...

I received a direct call from a Microsoft recruiter, who informed me that my profile had been shortlisted for an interview and asked about my availability. My two technical interviews were scheduled for October 28, 2025. In the first round, the interviewer asked me a graph problem: 'We have a connec...