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Waiting to hear
Waiting to hearSoftware Engineer at Microsoft
- Difficulty
- Level
- Mid
- Process took
- 2 weeks
How it went
The interview process moved swiftly, with all stages condensed into a single week. Technical interviews focused on practical coding scenarios rather than typical LeetCode-style problems. The system design interview was notably open-ended, presenting ambiguous requirements without a specific question.
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.