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Rejected
RejectedSoftware Engineer at Microsoft
- Difficulty
- Level
- Senior
- Process took
- 2 weeks
How it went
The interviewer was collaborative and assisted the candidate in problem-solving. The candidate struggled to differentiate between LRU and LFU caching strategies, which may have impacted the outcome. Ultimately, the candidate was not selected for the role.
What came up
Data ModelingMachine LearningConceptStatistics & ExperimentationData AnalysisCodingSQLData Structures & AlgorithmsPeople ManagementProject ManagementProgram SenseCross FunctionalSystem DesignProduct DesignEstimationProduct StrategyAnalyticalTechnicalExecutionBehavioralCustomer InteractionApp CritiqueData Pipeline DesignArtificial IntelligencePresentationPortfolio ReviewDebuggingCode ReviewProject Discussion
A candidate-reported account, lightly edited. Interview processes change by team and date.