I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA) in Apr 2024
Interview
4 hr interview toughest one is system design where u need to design a psuedo code for a given open ended question without acutal code and with 45 minutes and explain it also.
Other Software Development Engineer (SDE1) interview reviews for Microsoft
* 4 rounds in the loop interview
* 3 technical rounds:
1. Product Lifecycle
2. Algorithm design and Implementation -> Leetcode Medium -> String
3. Coding exercise -> Leetcode Medium -> Arrays
* Last round: Hiring Manager
[Note: The interviews were semi-formal. The interview feels like a conversation more than an assessment.]
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe the time when you had to defend your decision. How? Were you successful?
First they sent me Hacker Rank Online assessment. Online assessment has 2 questions. 1 hard DP and 1 medium intervals problems. Followed by 3 rounds interviews. Each round they asked dsa and behavioral. Topics - BFS, Heaps, Arrays.
