Microsoft Software Engineering Intern Interview
Questions & Process
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“Given two strings, determine if they are anagrams of each other.”
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The interview process
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“Two rounds, LeetCode easy/medium. Asked about the difference between a linked list and an array. I wrote code in Python, they preferred C++. Both interviews happened on the same day with two different engineers. Got initial email to offer in less than 2 weeks. Nothing too crazy.”Candidate-reported process
“2–3 coding problems (DSA – arrays, strings, graphs, DP, MST, etc.) plus MCQs on: CS fundamentals (OS, DBMS, OOP) and Aptitude/Math logic. Time: ~60–90 minutes. 2. 👨💻 Technical Interview Round 1 DSA + Core concepts. Common topics: Arrays, HashMaps, Two Pointers, Graph/Tree traversal (DFS/BFS, MST like Prim/Kruskal), and time & space complexity analysis. You may be asked to write/run code in C++/Java/Python.”Candidate-reported process
“The interview was pretty easy, got asked three leetcode easy questions and then had a one hour behavioural after.”Candidate-reported processMore reports lockedRead 300+ more interview experiences
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