Microsoft Software Engineer Intern interview questions
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Software Engineer Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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3 rounds of leetcode medium, 2 questions were very easy, the last one was really hard (it was a binary tree question). They asked about space and time complexity. In terms of structures it was straight forward but the question itself was hard
I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Microsoft (Bengaluru) in Oct 2025
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The interview process at Microsoft included an online assessment followed by a technical interview. The interview mainly focused on data structures and algorithms. I was asked a stack-based problem related to finding the longest valid sequence, followed by a dynamic programming question of higher difficulty. The interviewer also asked conceptual questions on linear search vs binary search and their time complexities. Overall, the discussion was interactive and focused on problem-solving approach.
Behavioural round consisted of "Tell me about yourself and why you wanna work for microsoft and resume screening. And technical interview consisted of 2 LC question 1 medium and 1 easy.
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