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Updated 21 Jan 2025

Top Microsoft Corporation Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. Buses Origin Problem Statement You have been provided with an array where each element specifies the number of buses that can be boarded at each respective bus stop. Bus ...read more
    asked in Software Developer interview
  • Q2. Nth Term of Geometric Progression (GP) Series Determine the Nth term of a geometric progression (GP) series given the first term, common ratio, and the term number. Expl ...read more
    asked in Software Developer Intern interview
  • Q3. Word Wrap Problem Statement You are tasked with arranging 'N' words of varying lengths such that each line contains at most 'M' characters, with each word separated by a ...read more
    asked in Software Engineer interview
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Microsoft Corporation Interview Experiences

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575 interviews found

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
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Round 1 - Coding Test 

2 medium leetcode questions were asked

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Difference between polymorphism and inheritance
  • Q2. Dsa question related to array
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Explain about project
  • Q2. What did you do in you internship

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare DSA well

Top Microsoft Corporation Software Developer Intern Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Nth term of gp seriesYou are given the first term (A), the common ratio (R) and an integer N. Your task is to find the Nth term of the GP series. The general form of a GP(Geometric Progression) series is A, A(R), A(R^2), A*(R^3) and so on w... read more
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Software Developer Intern Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Sum Of Max And MinYou are given an array “ARR” of size N. Your task is to find out the sum of maximum and minimum elements in the array. Follow Up: Can you do the above task in a minimum number of comparisons? Input format: The first line ... read more
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
No response

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Round 1 - Coding Test 

It was codility test with 2 questions

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. One codility question
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Design system like uber eats
Round 4 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Design system like youtube

Top Microsoft Corporation Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Word WrapYou are given ‘N’ words of various lengths, now you have to arrange these words in such a way that each line contains at most ‘M’ characters and each word is separated by a space character. The cost of each line is equal to the cub... read more
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Q1. Bridge and torch problem : Four people come to a river in the night. There is a narrow bridge, but it can only hold two people at a time. They have one torch and, because it's night, the torch has to be used when crossing the bridge. Person... read more
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Trouble shooting steps
  • Q2. Challenge situation
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Why Microsoft you choose
  • Ans. 

    I chose Microsoft because of its widespread use in the industry and the variety of tools and technologies it offers.

    • Microsoft products are widely used in the industry, giving me valuable experience and skills

    • Microsoft offers a wide range of tools and technologies for desktop support, making it easier to troubleshoot and resolve issues

    • Microsoft certifications are highly recognized and can help advance my career in IT su

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Diversity inclusion related topic

Desktop Support Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. What is APIPA? WHAT IS SUBNETMASK? DIFFERENCE BETWEEB IPv4 and IPv6. How many types of os installation? What is BIOS AND what is use of CMOS BATTARY? WHST IS HDD and how many types of HDD? How to shot SMPS AND HOW TO UPDRADE RAM? DIFFERENCE... read more
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Trainee Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 10 Jan 2025

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Good communiction and technical skill need

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. About what is abstraction?
  • Q2. Abstraction is process of removing unnessary data

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Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - easy to crack keep trying and do well

Trainee Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Ques1: There is a big file of words which is dynamically changing. We are continuously adding some words into it. How would you keep track of top 10 trending words at each moment? Ques2:Write a function that returns the length of the longes... read more
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

LeetCode , hard questions on dynamic programming, graphs, and more.

Round 2 - Coding Test 

DSA, Cn, os, DBMS, ML

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Is relocation a possibility for this position?
  • Q2. Senior role is there

Top Microsoft Corporation Software Developer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. BusesYou are given a vector of 'N' integers denoting the number of buses that can be boarded from the i-th position. The bus stops only at stops whose number is a multiple of the bus stop number from which the bus originates. You need to fi... read more
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Q1. Maximum Subarray SumGiven an array of numbers, find the maximum sum of any contiguous subarray of the array. For example, given the array [34, -50, 42, 14, -5, 86], the maximum sum would be 137, since we would take elements 42, 14, -5, and ... read more
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SDE Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 11 Jan 2025

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Traverse Binary Tree
  • Q2. How does bittorent work

Top Microsoft Corporation SDE Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. find the minimum no of jumps required to reach the end of array.where element at each index represent how many max moves you will take in right
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Q1. Longest Increasing SubsequenceFor a given array with N elements, you need to find the length of the longest subsequence from the array such that all the elements of the subsequence are sorted in strictly increasing order. Strictly Increasin... read more
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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Leetcode Easy/Medium

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Describe how you troubleshoot a unknown error
  • Ans. 

    I systematically gather information, analyze logs, consult documentation, and test hypotheses to identify and resolve the error.

    • Gather information about the error: check logs, error messages, and user reports.

    • Consult documentation and resources related to the technology or system in question.

    • Isolate the issue by testing different components or configurations.

    • Formulate hypotheses based on gathered information and test t...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Describe a time you responded to an urgent incident?

Site Reliability Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Write a program to find a missing number in Arrays?
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Program Manager interview

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posted on 16 Feb 2022

 · MS/M.Sc(Science)
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Product enhancement and resume based questions
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Behavioral and Cultural fit questions

Top Microsoft Corporation Product Manager Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Design an app for authors to add their stories in kindle that will guide them on how to write in the right format and more questions on how you answer more towards nlp.
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Q1. You see the number of people cancelling the order increasing. Cancel window 24 hours. What would you do?
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
Selected Selected
Round 1 - Case Study 

Fav product improve it for a particualr user

Round 2 - Case Study 

Solve for notes sharing for college students

Round 3 - Case Study 

Build an ATM for tourists in backwaters of Kerala

Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Why Microsoft and Why product

Top Microsoft Corporation Product Manager Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Design an app for authors to add their stories in kindle that will guide them on how to write in the right format and more questions on how you answer more towards nlp.
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Product Manager Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. You see the number of people cancelling the order increasing. Cancel window 24 hours. What would you do?
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Microsoft Corporation Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Microsoft Corporation interview?
Microsoft Corporation interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Microsoft Corporation interview process are Technical, Coding Test and One-on-one Round.
How to prepare for Microsoft Corporation interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at Microsoft Corporation. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Microsoft Corporation expect are microsoft, Computer science, C++, Coding and Python.
What are the top questions asked in Microsoft Corporation interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Microsoft Corporation interview -

  1. You are given infinite sequence of continuos natural numbers-1,2,3,4,5,6.........read more
  2. You have a cuboid (m*n*p) each block of the cuboid is having a metallic ball. ...read more
  3. Given a string of containing lower case letters and upper case characters. Find...read more
How long is the Microsoft Corporation interview process?

The duration of Microsoft Corporation interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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