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Updated 31 Jul 2024

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Principal Engineer Interview Questions

user image Anand Gedam

posted on 31 Jul 2024

Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

2 Interview Rounds

1

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Synchronisation primitives in rust?
  • Q2. Write a rust code to read a file reverse the contents & write it back to file. Using multiple threads
2

Coding Test Round

DSA question on Depth first search. & other on reverse the strings.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Principal Engineer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 13 May 2024

Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 Easy
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

I applied via campus placement at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee and was interviewed in Apr 2024.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Dp hard sliding window mqximum
  • Q2. Jah hshh hahaha nsnana
2

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Leetcode hard easy question

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Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - just clear your basics

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Principal Engineer Interview Questions

UKG user image Anonymous

posted on 27 Sep 2024

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 Easy
Duration
 2-4 weeks
Result
 Not Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Aug 2024.

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (5 Questions)

  • Q1. Design a efficiënte db read
  • Q2. Exception handling
  • Q3. Customruntime exception
  • Q4. Design abstract factory
  • Q5. Design a system to read the data efficiently without iterating on record repeatedly

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare core java and design questions

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
1
 Bad
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

2 Interview Rounds

1

Coding Test Round

Medium questions, related to voting

2

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. System design for tagging system

Skills evaluated in this interview

Principal Scientist Interview Questions

Red Hat user image Atul Khairnar

posted on 10 Mar 2024

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 Hard
Duration
 4-6 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Sep 2023.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Technical Round (3 Questions)

  • Q1. Why you joined as Data science team
  • Q2. What is difference between AI and ML ops
  • Q3. What is your 3 yrs & 5 yrs goal if you joined this company
2

Case Study Round

Major focus on busniess output

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
2
 Poor
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
 Not Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Aug 2023.

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Question were regarding the AWS

Lead Engineer Interview Questions

UKG user image Anonymous

posted on 5 Mar 2024

Interview experience
3
 Average
Difficulty level
 Easy
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Feb 2024.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. HashMap internal implementation
2

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Difference between hashMap and concurrent HashMap

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
3
 Average
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
 Not Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Jul 2023.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Coding Test Round

Most votes by a candidate given that people can give preference vote

2

System Design Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Design Tagging System
Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
Selected  Selected

3 Interview Rounds

1

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Understanding of the project structure.
2

One-on-one Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Framework related questions
3

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Culture fitment queries.
Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
 -

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Oct 2024.

1 Interview Round

1

Coding Test Round

Design a rate limiter api

Microsoft Corporation Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Microsoft Corporation Principal Engineer interview?
Microsoft Corporation interview process usually has 2 rounds. The most common rounds in the Microsoft Corporation interview process are Technical and Coding Test.
How to prepare for Microsoft Corporation Principal Engineer 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, C++, Computer science, Debugging and Python.
What are the top questions asked in Microsoft Corporation Principal Engineer interview?

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