Microsoft Software Engineer interview experience

There was an OA with two DSA questions that I finished without too much trouble. After that, I had virtual interviews that were back-to-back—three rounds in the same day.

The first two rounds felt strong. Both interviewers seemed impressed, and I even got direct praise about my depth of understanding. The third round was the one that got shakier: I was asked to write working code, and although I landed on logic the interviewer felt matched the requirements, my submission had a compile-time error. I spent the time explaining my design choices and keeping the approach extensible, aiming for