Microsoft Software Engineer interview experience

After I passed, I was invited to a short run of three back-to-back technical interviews, each mostly centered on data structures and algorithms. I could feel the pattern right away: questions in the style of LeetCode, with interviewers checking not just the final code but how clearly I explained my thought process while writing.

At some point during this run, I also went through a system check using a specific software environment. Before the actual questions, I was given a test prompt so they could see how I interacted with the tool, then I handled two more substantial problems in the