Microsoft Software Engineer interview experience

I was given a medium-hard level graph question during a DSA-focused session, and the interviewer pasted it directly into the editor. I remember being overwhelmed emotionally even though the interviewer was friendly, because graph problems weren’t my comfort zone.

The second round stayed in the same general area: another technical interview focused on a medium-hard problem as well, while still aligned with DSA expectations. The whole experience was intense for me because the questions demanded more than straightforward implementation—they required careful reasoning. I didn’t receive an offer,