Microsoft Interview Experience for Experienced Software Engineer, Jul 2019
PROFILE
Preparation
Tip 1 : Practice as much as you can.
Tip 2 : Prepare for company, not in general.
Tip 3 : Your past work should be objective and your contribution should be very clear
Application Process
Tip 1 : Keep only relevant things for the job you are applying.
Tip 2 : Minimal data with measurable contribution and effect.
Interview Process
Round 1
This was a Data Structural round.
You are given a two-dimensional array/list of integers consisting of 0s and 1s. In the list, 1 represents land and 0 represents water.
Round 2
This was a Data Structural round.
You are given N words of variou...
Round 3
This was a System Design round.
Design something similar to red bus which can handle bookings and can onboard vendors and customers to their platform
Round 4
This was a System Design round
Design synchronous system which can handle producers and consumers. Pretty much the same as a producer-consumer problem. However, the discussion went deep into implementation and the pros and cons.
Round 5
This was an HR round.
It was more or less focused on the previous experience. Idea was to check the fitment for the team and Microsoft culture.
