Microsoft·Software Engineer

Microsoft Software Engineer interview experience

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LucknowPosted Mar 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process started with an OA that felt simple enough, and then it moved into two interview rounds.

The interviews leaned toward problem solving but also mixed in a bit of broader knowledge—there were logical-puzzle style questions alongside system-design concepts like caching and database optimization. Overall, the difficulty felt moderate rather than brutal.

When I got to the live rounds, the structure was very coding-heavy, with two LeetCode-style problems per interview day. The problems were easy, and I kept getting asked to justify complexity—especially time and space. Between the coding prompts, I also had to explain a project from my resume, which made the rounds feel like a blend

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