Microsoft Software Engineer, Intern interview questions
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Software Engineer, Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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online assessment, at web called Codility easy-mid leetcode question.
with time limit and you are not suppsosed to leave the site when solving the online assessment. got it at 2022
2 rounds of online interview in total. The first round covered implementation of ML metrics and the second round covered past projects. The process was very quick. I got the offer in four business days.
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Question 1
Talk about your research projects. What are the limitations and how do you plan to improve them.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Microsoft (Herzliya)
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1. Online Application & Resume Screening
2. Online Assessment - two LeetCode style questions
3. Onsite Interviews (Technical and Behavioral)- Each round focuses on coding, algorithms, and sometimes system design. Expect whiteboard coding or solving problems in real-time on a collaborative coding platform.
Behavioral Interview: This round assesses how you fit with Microsoft's culture. Questions may revolve around teamwork, leadership experiences, how you handle challenges, and examples of how you’ve worked in teams. Microsoft values its core principles, and this is an opportunity for you to demonstrate how you align with their values.
4. Final Interview and Feedback- with manager
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
"Given an array of integers, return the indices of the two numbers that add up to a specific target."
Example: Input: nums = [2, 7, 11, 15], target = 9
Output: [0, 1]
Explanation: nums[0] + nums[1] = 2 + 7 = 9