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OA followed directly by virtual onsite. On site was a mix of coding and systems design questions. Usual leetcode easy-medium questions. I interviewed as part of a hiring drive at msft
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Talk in detail about a project I worked on
2. Tell me about a time when you disagreed with your manager
Interviews are mostly focussed on DSA (easy-moderate) for entry level jobs. They usually take 1 test + two interview rounds for campus hire rounds. Interviews can be online/offline for campus placements, mostly virtual side
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Sep 2024
Interview
The interview focused on full-stack development. It started with coding questions like Word Search from LeetCode, then moved into project discussions, some system design, and a few behavioral questions about teamwork and communication.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me to solve the Word Search problem from LeetCode, where you check if a word can be formed in a 2D grid of letters using backtracking search.