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Microsoft Corporation Software Developer Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 1 Jan 2025

Top Microsoft Corporation Software Developer 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
  • Q2. Chess Tournament Problem Statement In Ninjaland, a chess tournament is being organized with C chess players attending. They will all stay in a hotel that has N available ...read more
  • Q3. Day of the Week Calculation Your task is to create a function that determines the day of the week for any given date, whether in the past or the future. Input: The first ...read more
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Microsoft Corporation Software Developer Interview Experiences

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Interview Preparation Tips

General Tips: Before going for the interviews, take a sheet of paper and write an error free code, with extremely well named variables and optimized runtime each on Matrices, Linked List and Binary Tree. This will ensure that you have confidence and don't feel rusty while writing the code. Check your code twice to make it error free before showing the interviewer.
Skill Tips: geeksforgeeks is the most valuable site. The questions are generally taken from there. Careercup.com has the most common questions asked by Microsoft. Try to even brush up on OS concepts. Some interviewers ask that too. Practice all questions on linked list. This is generally the first interview question.
College Name: NIT SURATHKAL

Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. Given a compact data structure to store strings sequentially, one byte stores length l of the string, next l bytes contain the string characters. Write a code to insert the given string at the ith place, m...
  • Ans. 

    The code inserts a given string at the specified position in a compact data structure that stores strings sequentially.

    • To insert the string at the ith place, we need to shift all the strings after the ith position by the length of the new string.

    • We can use a loop to iterate through the data structure and find the ith position.

    • After finding the ith position, we can calculate the new length of the data structure and allo...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. How will you construct parse tree for ((a+b)*c)/d? what all data structures can you use?
  • Ans. 

    Constructing parse tree for ((a+b)*c)/d using data structures.

    • Use stack data structure to keep track of operators and operands.

    • Start with the innermost parentheses and work outwards.

    • Create a node for each operator and operand and link them together.

    • The root node will be the final result of the expression.

    • Example: ((a+b)*c)/d can be represented as / -> * -> + -> a, b, c, d.

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  • Q3. Given a function f that returns true or false based on whether the input string satisfies some hidden criterion C, write a function that verifies that all sub strings satisfy C
  • Q4. You hand over 'n' identical linked lists to n salespersons. After the day's work, these salesperson return the lists. Merge these lists such that all insertions, deletions, updates are taken care of, so th...
  • Ans. 

    Merge 'n' identical linked lists from 'n' salespersons to handle insertions, deletions, and updates.

    • Iterate through each linked list and merge them into a single linked list

    • Handle insertions, deletions, and updates by traversing the merged list and making necessary changes

    • Repeat the process for the next day by resetting the merged list

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Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: It was an online test. The company who hosted the test messed up with the interface, and a lot of people had trouble with a coding question that could not be solved because of the faulty interface. There was no retest.
The shortlisting was done after studying compile attempts, time devoted to various sections and other performance measures.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Told about myself, my interests, my internship projects and my work so far.
A few coding questions were asked too.
In the end, they asked if i have any questions.
Tips: Interviewers are friendly. Be calm, give your best.

General Tips: Start preparing early.
Develop priorities both sector wise and company wise.
Take sufficient water and food with you. Interviews can start at 4 am on the first day!
Have enough copies of resume and transcripts with you.
If you have been shortlisted for many companies, it is preferable to have a portfolio manager who manages your phone during the day and enables you to focus on the interviews.
College Name: IIT KANPUR

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Microsoft Corporation Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Microsoft Corporation Software Developer 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 One-on-one Round.
How to prepare for Microsoft Corporation Software Developer 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 AWS, Cloud, Compliance, Computer science and Infrastructure.
What are the top questions asked in Microsoft Corporation Software Developer interview?

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

  1. You are given infinite sequence of continuos natural numbers-1,2,3,4,5,6.........read more
  2. Which of the following numbers cannot be represented accurately in > binary? > ...read more
  3. You have 3 baskets- one containing apples, one oranges and the last containing ...read more
How long is the Microsoft Corporation Software Developer interview process?

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

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Microsoft Corporation Software Developer Interview Process

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4 Interview rounds

  • Coding Test Round - 1
  • Coding Test Round - 2
  • One-on-one Round
  • HR Round
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