Microsoft Interview Experience for Experienced SDE - 1, Nov 2017
PROFILE
Preparation
Tip 1 : Practice implementation of code end to end
Tip 2 : CV should have many projects and published paper to be shortlisted
Tip 3 : Focus on optimization
Application Process
Tip 1 : Include projects in your resume.
Tip 2 : Keep resume of one page, but utilize the entire page efficiently
Interview Process
Round 1
Online coding contest, focus on DP and trees
Chess tournament is going to be organised in Ninjaland...
Round 2
It was conducted on the GHCI conference itself. It was held in a Microsoft interview room at the career fair of the conference. This was primarily based on my coding abilities and understanding how to optimise a solution
Given a str...
Round 3
This was a system design round.
Design an app similar to tinder, where people connect on the basis of tastes, which they specify as strings in their profile.
Round 4
This was the HR round and only typical HR questions were asked.
Three Questions were asked in this round: -
1. Why do you want Microsoft?
2. What are your career goals?
3. Why will you not accept the other offer you already have from a banking company?
