Microsoft·Software Engineer

Microsoft Software Engineer interview experience

Posted Nov 2024 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

For my virtual onsite with Microsoft, the structure was consistent with a typical multi-round day: system design first, then two coding rounds.

The overall arc felt balanced—my system design round went better than I expected, and then the technical coding segments became more about collaborating through the details.

On one coding round, I had to recover after getting stuck; the interviewer ended up giving me a hint, and once I used it, I was able to complete the solution and it ran correctly. The next coding round pushed me differently because the interviewer shifted the direction of my approach, as if there was a preferred way to proceed. I adjusted after taking the guidance, completed the code, and the interviewer seemed satisfied

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