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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself
  • Ans. 

    Experienced product manager with a background in tech and a passion for creating innovative solutions.

    • Over 5 years of experience in product management roles

    • Strong technical background with a degree in Computer Science

    • Led successful product launches, such as a mobile app that increased user engagement by 30%

    • Skilled in market research, product development, and cross-functional team collaboration

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Challenging situations faced

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
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Jul 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Create a User Flow for an AI app used by travellers .
  • Ans. 

    User Flow for an AI app for travellers

    • User opens the app and inputs their destination and travel dates

    • AI suggests personalized travel itineraries based on user preferences

    • User can book flights, accommodations, and activities directly through the app

    • AI provides real-time updates on weather, flight status, and local events

    • User can rate and review their experiences to improve future recommendations

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Show the least step taken for the interaction for finding out the photograph taken 10 years ago.
  • Ans. 

    Access the photo library, search for photos taken 10 years ago, and select the desired photograph.

    • Open the photo library app on the device

    • Use the search function to filter photos taken 10 years ago

    • Scroll through the results and select the desired photograph

  • Answered by AI

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Q1. Show the least step taken for the interaction for finding out the photograph taken 10 years ago.
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Microsoft Corporation Interview Questions and Answers for Freshers
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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Aug 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Easy to medium level dsa questions

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Connecting bridges from geeks for geeks. It is similar to longest increasing subsequence problem

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Microsoft interviews level are generally good. So prepare hard.

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Q1. What all type of exceptions in Mule 4 & 3 and what is difference in both?
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Apr 2024. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Easy to medium on codility

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Basic recursion(tower of hanoi)
  • Q2. 2 other simple questions based on Tree and prime numbers
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Design LLD of a top K frequently purchased items in a amazon/flipkart sale
  • Ans. 

    Design a system to find top K frequently purchased items in a sale on e-commerce platforms like Amazon or Flipkart.

    • Use a data structure like a hashmap to store item frequencies

    • Implement a priority queue to keep track of top K items based on frequency

    • Update the priority queue whenever a new item is purchased

    • Consider using a heap data structure for efficient retrieval of top K items

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Design phone book(Trie)
  • Ans. 

    Phone book design using Trie data structure

    • Implement Trie data structure to store phone numbers

    • Each node in the Trie represents a digit in the phone number

    • Use Trie to efficiently search for phone numbers based on prefixes

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. DP question based on Tree

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Top Microsoft Corporation Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. You have a cuboid (m*n*p) each block of the cuboid is having a metallic ball. Now we are passing X-ray from front face and getting a bool matrix1 of m*p the elements are set if there is a black spot.(as we are passing X-ray) and another mat... 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
3
Average
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed in May 2024. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Its easy nd medium ,its good to experience for interview

Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. 1. Tell me about yourself
  • Q2. 2 what is your weekness
Round 3 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. What is array?nd types?
  • Ans. 

    An array is a data structure that stores a collection of elements of the same type in a contiguous memory location.

    • Arrays can be of different types such as integer arrays, float arrays, character arrays, etc.

    • An array of strings is a collection of strings stored in a contiguous memory location.

    • Example: string[] names = {"Alice", "Bob", "Charlie"};

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What is operator nd there function?
  • Ans. 

    The '&&' operator is a logical AND operator that returns true if both operands are true, otherwise false.

    • Used to combine two boolean expressions and return true only if both are true

    • Short-circuits if the first operand is false, not evaluating the second operand

    • Example: if(x > 5 && y < 10) { // do something }

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. What is algorithm? How to use?
  • Ans. 

    An algorithm is a step-by-step procedure for solving a problem or accomplishing a task.

    • An algorithm is a set of instructions that specifies a sequence of operations to be performed.

    • Algorithms can be used to solve mathematical problems, data processing tasks, and more.

    • Examples of algorithms include sorting algorithms like bubble sort and searching algorithms like binary search.

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - Assignment 

Its gonna be easy to solve that problem?

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Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Good nd better

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Top Microsoft Corporation Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. You have a cuboid (m*n*p) each block of the cuboid is having a metallic ball. Now we are passing X-ray from front face and getting a bool matrix1 of m*p the elements are set if there is a black spot.(as we are passing X-ray) and another mat... read more
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Software Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

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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Data Entry Operator Interview Questions & Answers

user image Mohammad Ali Khan

posted on 30 May 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Apr 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(7 Questions)

  • Q1. I am a data entry operator
  • Q2. I am a Data entry operator .
  • Ans. I am a data entry operator.
  • Answered by Mohammad Ali Khan
  • Q3. I am Excel entry operator
  • Q4. Hindi typing speed 16
  • Q5. English typing speed 20
  • Q6. Fesser no experience
  • Q7. Data entry operator

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - I am Data Entry operator.i am 3 month experience. Hindi typing speed 15. English typing speed 20.

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Q1. What is skills matrix of Return center Department?
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Intern Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 3 Dec 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Nov 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

SIMPLE and easy which was mcqs based. easy

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Two 2 leet code question based on array and strings

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - nice

Top Microsoft Corporation Intern Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Reverse the order of words in a given sentence(an array of characters)
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Q1. Case. There is a housing society “The wasteful society”, you collect all the household garbage and sell it to 5 different businesses. Determine what price you will pay to the society members in Rs/kg, given you want to make a profit of 20% ... read more
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Senior Designer Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 11 Oct 2024

Interview experience
2
Poor
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. How you would redesign spotify?
  • Ans. 

    I would redesign Spotify by improving user interface, personalization features, and social sharing capabilities.

    • Enhance user interface for easier navigation and discovery of music

    • Implement more advanced personalization algorithms to recommend tailored playlists and artists

    • Integrate social sharing features to allow users to easily share music with friends and discover new music through social connections

  • Answered by AI

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Q1. How will you design a xyz machine with your machine vision expertise
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Security Manager Interview Questions & Answers

user image Vinay Mahendre

posted on 10 Oct 2024

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

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What is tcp/ip model ?
  • Ans. 

    TCP/IP model is a conceptual framework used to understand how data is transmitted over a network.

    • Consists of four layers: Application, Transport, Internet, Link

    • Each layer has specific functions and protocols

    • Data is encapsulated and decapsulated as it moves through the layers

    • Example: HTTP operates at the Application layer, while TCP operates at the Transport layer

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me your strength and weakness ?
  • Ans. 

    Strength: Strong leadership skills, Weakness: Difficulty delegating tasks

    • Strength: Effective communication and problem-solving skills

    • Strength: Ability to remain calm under pressure

    • Weakness: Tendency to take on too much responsibility

    • Weakness: Struggle with trusting others to complete tasks

  • Answered by AI

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Q1. In some sugar industry's the sugar cane dumped manually then the seasonal workers want's to. purchasing cane unroder, then how the problem solve.
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Interview experience
2
Poor
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Design a high performing network queue
  • Ans. 

    Design a high performing network queue

    • Use a priority queue to ensure efficient ordering of tasks

    • Implement efficient data structures like linked lists or arrays for storing the queue elements

    • Optimize for fast insertion and removal operations

    • Consider using multithreading or parallel processing for handling multiple requests simultaneously

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Explain your contribution to projects
  • Ans. 

    I have led cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software solutions on time and within budget.

    • Led cross-functional teams to deliver software projects

    • Ensured projects were completed on time and within budget

    • Implemented best practices for software development

    • Collaborated with stakeholders to gather requirements and provide updates

    • Mentored junior team members to improve their skills

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Principal Software Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Codng question:For the given stream of integers, calculate the avg,print top 10 elements and bottom 10 elements. It was not clearly mentioned on the problem. After poking more on the problem only provided the details.
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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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