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      Software Design Engineer II Interview

      20 May 2010
      Anonymous employee
      Redmond, WA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in May 2010

      Interview

      My first Informational round was with the General Manager for a Lead Position in which he asked questions around my profile in lead roles. I had second informatiendoronal round with the Development Lead for Technical screening before they put me into formal interview loop. I was refered for SDE 2 position for which i interviewed and accepted offer I had to go through 5 rounds in formal interview process. The interview included questions on; 1) Architecture Design Specific to your Skill & Role you are going for. 2) IQ Questions on Probability Scenario Questions 3) C# Code Writing Write Code by hand again and again 4) Problem Solving Use Whiteboard to your advantage Validate the problem the your are required to solve. Find the information and write your assumptions Write Sample data on the white board. Once you look at the numbers you will get more ideas. 5) Thought Process evaluation Break down the problem into parts and provide as detailed answer you can. Use the SDLC (A, D, B, T, D) 6) Personality Questions Tell Your Weakness, How would your colleagues describes you, Why do you think you will be good fit for the role 7) Communication skills Effectively Communicate Eye Contact is must Present your self confident and dress up nicely I would suggest to look at the Job description very carefully and make sure you cover each and every aspect of the role. Have one of your buddy to take your interview 2-3 times, this will help you evaluate whether you really remeber things or go blank when you have demonstrate to somebody. There were 2 more internal candidates came for the interview before the team made me the offer. If you don;t make through they will tell you in 1 - 2 days. If there are more candiates in loop they will keep you informed. Overall Technical Recruiter was of great help with scheduling, negotiation and any other information you needed. Good Luck to everyone who is planning for MS Interviews

      Interview questions [1]

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      General Conditional Probability Questions, String Manipulation Questions
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