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there were only one round of interview which is of around 1 hr .Interviewer was a very chill guy.In the begininng it was started with an introduction and then a dsa question followed by the some questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
they asked me to implement a merging of two linked lists question
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Sídney) in Sep 2025
Interview
Stage I: Applied using MS Careers portal
Stage II: Received invitation for Online Coding Assessment (Two Leetcode Mediums)
Stage III: Final Round interview loop consisted of three interviews throughout the day.
Stage III: Got verbal offer 4 days later
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is a difficult bug you encountered and how did you go about solving it.