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Microsoft Corporation Senior Software Engineer Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 21 Nov 2024

Top Microsoft Corporation Senior Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. Design elevators - How would you design how elevators work. How do you add different roles etc.
  • Q2. Given preorder and postorder traversal of a binary tree. Construct a binary tree and return inorder traversal.
  • Q3. Given two strings return true if both are anagrams of each other
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27 Microsoft Corporation Senior Software Engineer Interview Experiences

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Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 2-4 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

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

5 Interview Rounds

1

Coding Test Round

Platform - Codility
Duration - 30 mins
Topics - Dynamic programming

2

Coding Test Round

Arrays and string manipulation

3

Coding Test Round

DP, Trees and Graph problems

4

Coding Test Round

DP, Binary search problem

5

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Can you describe a time when you had to manage a challenging team dynamic. How did you handle the situation and what was the outcome?
Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 2-4 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before May 2023.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Coding Test Round

Questions from leetcode:
3-sum problem, extended to 4-sum
linkedlist problems

2

Assignment Round

System design interview round:

1. Design a bookmarking application on web document.

3

Group Discussion Round

Manager round with questions on project.

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3 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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2

HR Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. HR Screening Round HR Screening Round
  • Q2. How many years of experience
3

Coding Test Round

System design on Low level design and High level design

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Follow Geeks for Geeks, Practice coding tests, Good communication skills

Senior Software Engineer Interview Questions

user image Suresh S Y

posted on 24 Nov 2021

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Oct 2021.

3 Interview Rounds

Interview Questions

  • Q1. Given preorder and postorder traversal of a binary tree. Construct a binary tree and return inorder traversal. View Answers (1)
  • Q2. Given two strings return true if both are anagrams of each other View Answers (1)

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - I have applied through Microsoft careers page.
Got call from HR after 2 weeks.
They scheduled first round and i was not able clear that round.
Be well prepared with DSA

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Senior Software Engineer Interview Questions

user image Sushma Bejjenki

posted on 21 Mar 2023

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Mar 2022.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Don’t add your photo or details such as gender, age, and address in your resume. These details do not add any value.
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2

Coding Test Round

Hacker rank coding test- It was an hour test. We need to optimize the code to run in the specific time limit

3

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Implement Hashmap- Complete understanding of add, remove methods
  • Q2. Design elevators - How would you design how elevators work. How do you add different roles etc.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Work on DS algo. They work on the approach rather than the implementation. Be clear on what you think or what is expected.

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Instahyre and was interviewed in Jan 2022.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Coding Test Round

Prepare well from leetCode

2

System Design Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Learn System Design from Alex XU book
3

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Be polite and negotiate well

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well from LeetCode, Geekgsforgeeks and learn to negotiate well by having multiple competitive offers

Senior Software Engineer Interview Questions

user image Sameer Gupta

posted on 11 Nov 2021

I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed in May 2021.

3 Interview Rounds

Interview Questions

  • Q1. Questions on Data Structures and Algorithms for the first two rounds. Add Answer
  • Q2. Questions on System Design for some rounds. Add Answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare on DS Algo for coding rounds.
Prepare well for design-based questions for senior roles.

Microsoft Corporation Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Microsoft Corporation Senior Software Engineer interview?
Microsoft Corporation interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Microsoft Corporation interview process are Coding Test, Technical and Resume Shortlist.
How to prepare for Microsoft Corporation Senior Software 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, Coding and Debugging.
What are the top questions asked in Microsoft Corporation Senior Software Engineer interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Microsoft Corporation Senior Software Engineer interview -

  1. Design elevators - How would you design how elevators work. How do you add diff...read more
  2. Given preorder and postorder traversal of a binary tree. Construct a binary tre...read more
  3. Given two strings return true if both are anagrams of each ot...read more
How long is the Microsoft Corporation Senior Software Engineer interview process?

The duration of Microsoft Corporation Senior Software Engineer interview process can vary, but typically it takes about 2-4 weeks to complete.

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Interview Process at Microsoft Corporation Senior Software Engineer

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2 Interview rounds

  • Coding Test Round
  • Assignment Round
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