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Updated 22 Mar 2025

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

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Feb 2024. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What are cyclic linked lists
  • Ans. 

    Cyclic linked lists are linked lists where the last node points back to the first node, creating a loop.

    • Cyclic linked lists have no NULL pointers, making it difficult to determine the end of the list.

    • They can be used to efficiently represent circular data structures like a round-robin scheduling algorithm.

    • Detecting cycles in a linked list can be done using Floyd's cycle-finding algorithm.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Coding question from BST
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. About data modelling and Architecture
  • Q2. Real world problem and solution
  • Ans. 

    Real world problem: Predicting customer churn in a subscription-based service

    • Collect and analyze customer data such as usage patterns, demographics, and interactions

    • Use machine learning algorithms to identify factors leading to churn

    • Implement targeted retention strategies based on the analysis

    • Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the strategies over time

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Sql technical round
  • Q2. About various azure services
Round 4 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. About my work area
  • Q2. Managerial and company fit

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Learn DSA and in depth knowledge of your work and field

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Data Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Next Greater Element Problem Statement You are given an array arr of length N. For each element in the array, find the next greater element (NGE) that appears to the right. If there is no such greater element, return -1. Input: T N arr[0]... read more
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Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 15 Mar 2025

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

I appeared for an interview in Feb 2025, where I was asked the following questions.

  • Q1. Tell. me.. about your self
  • Q2. Why.. Should. We. Choose you

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Speaking slowly and clearly can help you appecer relaked and confident
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Oct 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

LFU Problem solving from leetcode

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Leetcode Medium category problems

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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US Recruiter Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 3 May 2024

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

Psychometric Test was the first round, will be asking 100 questions and your marks will be assessed on how you answer each question, there is nothing wrong or right in that.

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Tech stacks you have worked and hired.
  • Q2. Situation based questions
  • Q3. Platform you have used to hire
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary negotiation and discussion

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Q1. Are you aware about the different time zones ? Name some .
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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Implement trie in vanilla javascript with a UI problem of creating, deleting nested HTML element
  • Ans. 

    Implement trie in vanilla javascript with a UI problem of creating, deleting nested HTML element

    • Create a Trie class with methods for inserting and searching words

    • Implement a UI with buttons to create and delete nested HTML elements

    • Use event listeners to handle user interactions

    • Update the UI dynamically based on trie operations

  • Answered by AI

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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.
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Senior Software Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Tell me about yourself. What technology are you using? What is a Collection? What are the different types of collection there? What is the difference between ArrayList and LinkedList What are the basic building blocks of Stream operators, s... read more
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in May 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Define SVA and what are the uses?
  • Ans. 

    SVA stands for Subject-Verb Agreement, which ensures that the subject and verb in a sentence agree in number and person.

    • SVA is essential for clear and effective communication in writing.

    • It helps to avoid confusion and maintain coherence in sentences.

    • Examples: 'He runs' (singular subject and verb), 'They run' (plural subject and verb).

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Its used for verification which tracks data transition per clock ticks.

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Q1. How will you design a xyz machine with your machine vision expertise
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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
6-8 weeks
Result
-

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Jun 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself
  • Q2. Tell me about a time , when you failed ?

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Q1. What are the growth hacks you would use to grow traffic?
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Apr 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

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

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Leetcode hard easy question

Interview Preparation Tips

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

Principal Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. what technique did you use to understand the root cause of the problem and isolate the specific task or process that needed attention
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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I appeared for an interview in Dec 2024.

Round 1 - OA 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Codility 2 questions - Medium level DP.
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Leetcode Medium question on Greedy Algorithm

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare Leetcode medium questions

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
View answer (1)

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
View answer (220)

Intern Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 3 Dec 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Leet code array
  • Q2. Leet code queue

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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Intern Interview Questions asked at other Companies

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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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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