Microsoft Corporation Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Q1. Azure PAAS / IAAS Azure Devops CI/CD Azure Landing Zone AKS Non MS product Architecture & design
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Q1. Hiring Manger Round
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Coding test had 3 questions

Q1. Started from dsa questions and went to Sql, Operating System and asked about my fav subject
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Q1. Sourcing strategy for hiring 100 roles in 6 months
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Utilize a multi-channel approach to source candidates, including job boards, social media, employee referrals, and targeted outreach.
• Create a comprehensive job description and share it across all channels

• Leverage social media platforms like LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook to promote job openings and engage with potential candidates

• Encourage employee referrals and incentivize current employees to refer qualified candida...read more
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Q2. Boolean search string for SDE 2
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Boolean search string for SDE 2
• (SDE OR software development engineer) AND (2 OR II)
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Round duration - 90 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

There were 3 coding questions. All of them were pretty easy and solvable in less than 30 minutes. Some string and pattern matching + some number theory problems were there.

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Arithmetic Expression Evaluation Problem Statement
You are provided with a string expression consisting of characters '+', '-', '*', '/', '(', ')' and digits '0' to '9', representing an arithmetic express...read more
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Evaluate arithmetic expressions in infix notation with given operators and precedence rules.
• Parse the infix expression to postfix using a stack.

• Evaluate the postfix expression using a stack.

• Handle operators precedence and parentheses while evaluating.

• Ensure no division by zero cases and operands fit in 32-bit integer.
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Maximum Product Subarray Problem Statement
Given an array of integers, determine the contiguous subarray that produces the maximum product of its elements.
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A subarray can be derived from th...read more
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Find the contiguous subarray with the maximum product of elements in an array.
• Iterate through the array and keep track of the maximum and minimum product ending at each index.

• Update the maximum product by taking the maximum of current element, current element * previous maximum, and current element * previous minimum.

• Update the minimum product by taking the minimum of current element, current element * previous maximum...read more
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Q3. 
Angle Calculation Between Clock Hands
Given a specific time in hours and minutes, your task is to calculate the smallest possible angle between the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock.
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Calculate the smallest angle between the hour and minute hands of a clock given a specific time.
• Calculate the angle formed by the hour hand with respect to 12 o'clock position

• Calculate the angle formed by the minute hand with respect to 12 o'clock position

• Find the absolute difference between the two angles and take the minimum of the two possible angles

• Return the floor value of the calculated angle
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Round duration - 45 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

This was a technical round. First after properly introducing ourselves(me and the interviewer), we started with the main interview. I was asked 2 questions, one DS and Algorithms and the other System Design question.

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Problem Statement: Sibling Nodes
You are provided with a Binary Tree consisting of 'N' nodes, where each node holds an integer value. Your objective is to identify and list all nodes that do not possess a...read more
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Identify and list nodes in a Binary Tree that do not have a sibling.
• Traverse the Binary Tree in level order and keep track of nodes without siblings.

• Check if each node has a sibling by comparing with its parent's other child.

• Output the values of nodes without siblings in ascending order.

• Handle cases where the root node is considered a sibling node.
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Q2. Design an elevator system for a single building with N floors.
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Design an elevator system for a single building with N floors.
• Create a data structure to track the current floor of the elevator and the requested floors.

• Implement algorithms for elevator movement such as FIFO, SCAN, or LOOK.

• Consider factors like peak hours, weight capacity, and emergency situations.

• Include features like door open/close buttons, emergency stop button, and floor selection panel.
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