Microsoft·Software Engineer

Microsoft Software Engineer interview experience

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IndiaPosted Mar 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process began after a referral, and I was told it would involve an initial set of DSA/coding rounds followed by system design rounds and an AI-assisted coding component.

The overall structure sounded efficient and well planned, but the first two DSA/coding parts were where everything slipped.

I ended up failing those earlier rounds due to not being strong enough on the LeetCode grind. It wasn’t a long, sprawling onsite situation—more like an early cutoff where performance in the first technical screens mattered most.

I didn’t move forward to the later stages, and I didn’t get the role. Even though it was disappointing, the experience clarified that for this path, the early coding rounds were truly the gatekeepers, and I walked away recognizing that the

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