I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Prague) in Nov 2024
Interview
I had an interview for the Software Engineer II position
1. Interview with the recruiter
2. Technical Screen with easy Leetcode problem with Linked List and specific questions about my previous roles and what was challenging for me
3. The whole day round with 4 interviews
- System Design round - typical easy system design problem focused on high availability and scalability
- OOP Design round with multi-threading and questions about agile
- Behavioral round - typical questions about how you behave in certain situations and also some logical theoretical questions
- Programming round - LeetCode medium problems, one needs to be implemented, one is described theoretically
Each round also had a behavioral part with typical questions.
I had a gap between the Technical Screen and the whole day round 3 weeks, but I got possibility to have the whole-day round sooner.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Leetcode medium problems with cache and sorting, OOP with multi-threading, easy system design.
The interview was a long process. There was first the recruiter screen, which was followed by a 4-loop interview structure that covered technical, behavioral, and system design. The interviewers were very kind and accommodating.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
After my application to ClipChamp - Microsoft, a recruiter reached out and scheduled my first interview. It was about basic interview questions and background analysis. After that I had my technical interview. The recruiter specifically said that I would be facing medium hacker rank questions. So I prepared accordingly. However, what I actually got was to analyse an application and re work it according to new requirements. I felt like I was set up for failure on purpose. Didn’t even hear back after that interview.
Took a bit longer than I thought, spanning about three weeks from start to finish. After a quick recruiter screen, I had a technical round where I was asked about validating a binary search tree. The wild part is, I had literally seen this exact problem on prachub.com while prepping. It helped me feel more confident discussing my approach and edge cases. There was also a behavioral interview where I shared my experiences, and eventually, I received an offer. I chose to decline it, though, as it wasn't the right fit for me at the time.
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