The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Hyderābād) in June 2012
Interview
6 rounds of technical interview:
1st Round:
1)Remove duplicates in unsorted linked list.
Discussed about projects etc
2nd round:
1)Print the matrix helictically
2)Implement the circular queue using array
3rd round:
1)Find whether there exist a path in binary tree whose sum is equal to given number.
2)Optimize it if you know that elements in tree are all positive
3)Test the elevator
4th round:
1)Given Binary tree. Find the maximum balance binary subtree of the tree.
5th round:
1)If from 0 to 9, each digit represents set of characters like
0- {a,b,c}
1-{d,e,f}
...
...
like that total 30 characters. write program for a given number ex:945690123. print all possible strings we can form replacing with characters from above set.
2)Given the coordinates of the buildings as (Si, Ei, Hi) represent start, end, height of building. Write program to print the set of (Xi, Hi) coordinates to draw the skyline of the buildings.
6th Round:
1)How do you design in windows to add an extra attribute to files and design such a way to get the search of the file based on that attribute should be efficient.
I thought I have done the interview fairly well. But I have not got the offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
last question stated in the above questions is somewhat difficult
It started with a 90-minute online assessment, followed by a technical phone screen with one engineer. The OA covered two medium-to-hard algorithm problems. For coding practice, I mainly rely on "LeetCode" to cover different topics. For company-specific interview preparation, I use "Hack2Hire", "LeetCode Discuss", and "1Point3Acres" to find any recent original questions. All of them are helpful platforms. The phone screen included one coding problem and some discussion around edge cases and time complexity.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a list of meeting time intervals, determine if a person could attend all meetings.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Microsoft in Dec 2024
Interview
I was invited to a technical interview with Microsoft. The interviewer started with a general question: “What happens when you type google.com into your browser?” They asked a few follow-up questions related to that.
After that, they gave me a LeetCode algorithmic question, which was at a hard level. The problem was “Integer to English Words.”
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. What happens when you type google.com into your browser?
2. “Integer to English Words” – LeetCode algorithmic question
Three tech interviews + one hiring manager VO, most of questions are medium to hard leetcode questions. Ask some questions about techniques you written on the resume. But I think they care more about the match of the research and the job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about the recommendation System you made for the work.
