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Updated 24 Feb 2025

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user image Anonymous

posted on 27 Jun 2024

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

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Why should we hire you?
  • Q2. Why did you choose us?

Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 3 May 2024

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

It was an algorithm question, about sorting a pack of cards

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. A general question about cloud architecture

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - You should solve as many coding question on line as possible, there are sevral websites that foucosing on the the big tech companies (Google, Amazon, Microsoft,..)
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

It was difficult it had one array question and one dynamic programming question

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Design questions

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 Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 6 Jun 2024

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Dec 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. ML Algorithm and it's working
Round 2 - Coding Test 

ML algorithm coding test

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Microsoft Research interview questions for popular designations

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 (2)

 Intern

 (2)

 Data Scientist

 (1)

 Software Developer

 (1)

 System Engineer

 (1)

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

90 minutes (ELQ question for 40 minutes followed by CN, OS questions for 50 minutes)

Softwaretest Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. What is boundary value analysis? How do u perform boundary value testing for User ID & Password textfields in login page?
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Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Case Study 

Improve Youtube - the problem statement encompassed evaluating YouTube and then suggesting an improvement

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. About past background

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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 Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 17 Apr 2024

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

DS Also round - 2 question asked of medium difficulty level

Round 2 - Coding Test 

DS Also round - 2 questions asked of medium difficulty level

Round 3 - LLD 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Asked to code algorithm considering scalability in mind
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself
  • Q2. Walk me through ur cv
  • Ans. 

    Experienced Senior Research Analyst with a strong background in data analysis and market research.

    • Completed Bachelor's degree in Economics with a focus on statistical analysis

    • Worked at XYZ Research Firm for 5 years, conducting market research and analyzing data

    • Proficient in statistical software such as SPSS and R

    • Published several research papers in reputable journals

    • Led a team of analysts on a successful project for a

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Q1. If internet went off, how will you manage a meeting?
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ml engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 4 Oct 2023

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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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Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Most of the questions are on data structures which are asked by HR team for screening the profile for interview over a call.
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. HR screening is done based on the above criteria

ml engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. How to evaluate regression models? explain r squared and adjusted r squared and difference between them
View answer (1)
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Easy pwc questions
Round 2 - Coding Test 

There were a exercise about reversing a string and other about executing a binary search

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Study yhe basics.

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Microsoft Research Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Microsoft Research interview?
Microsoft Research interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Microsoft Research interview process are Coding Test, Technical and HR.
What are the top questions asked in Microsoft Research interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Microsoft Research interview -

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  3. What is technic of DHCP What is dns and it's type of zone Explain the process o...read more
How long is the Microsoft Research interview process?

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

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