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Microsoft Software Engineer interview experience

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Dublin, DublinPosted Feb 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process moved through a straightforward set of interviews: first a technical one focused on data structures and algorithms.

That specific session was centered on a string manipulation problem, and it felt like the kind of coding interview where you need both correctness and a clean approach.

After that, I had an object-oriented programming interview where I modeled a carpark. Then I went into system design, where I discussed how to design a CDN, and I wrapped up with a behavioral interview.

It felt like the interviewers were covering the full stack of what the role needed, from coding and OOP modeling to broader architecture thinking and how I work with others. I didn’t end up getting an offer, but the path

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