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Microsoft Software Engineer interview experience

Posted Feb 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through Microsoft’s SDE2-style online assessment and then several rounds after it.

The assessment itself was built around dynamic programming: it had two data-structure-and-algorithm questions, one medium and one hard, both tied to DP.

After the assessment, I also had a longer interview experience with multiple stages that tested more than just coding. One round focused on solving a coding problem where I was even asked to explain how I’d handle a slightly modified version of my solution. Another round dug into my projects from my CV and included a data-structure question about designing a smart elevator. The final part came with basic OOP questions.

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