Microsoft Software Engineer interview experience

In one experience, the process felt pretty seamless overall, though I did have to chase updates toward the end. It was packed with lots of cultural fit questions alongside basic algorithm and data structures topics, and the interview itself felt aligned with what I expected from a mainstream SDE loop.

But I also had a much rougher experience where the scheduling and professionalism slipped. After weeks of silence, HR contacted me and suddenly needed interviews scheduled within three days. Preparation documents never got shared even after I followed up, and then the interviews leaned heavily