Microsoft Software Development Engineer interview questions

It was on campus interview. 5 rounds total, including 2 written. Main focus was algorithms, data structures and programming. You also need to have a strong hold of how to determine complexity of algorithms. Most interview questions were like you were given a problem - you had to propose a solution - write algorithm, determine complexity and then code it.

Microsoft has smart engineers and they want to work with other smart engineers. They mainly test your ability to design clever algorithms on a whiteboard under pressure. When you are writing up your answer the key is to just keep talking, tell them what you are thinking, Even if you don't have the answer yet just keep talking to let them see your process. As long as you can do some basic coding on the whiteboard and show them that you have an actual thought process behind it you should be ok.