Microsoft Software Engineer - Internship interview questions
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I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Microsoft
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Received employee referral, had on campus interview. recruiter asked me amount my work experience and then a behavioral (describe a time you disagreed with a teammate). Putting no offer because I have not heard back yet
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Sep 2017
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Had a phone call for 30 minutes in March. Largely behavioral, but I was asked brain teasers at the end.
I was flown out in September to interview in Redmond. The experience was amazing, they really treated you well by paying for all necessary expenses and any sightseeing. On the day of the interview, I got to meet the other candidates in the morning and got lunch. Then we had 4 back to back rounds. These interviews were focused largely on Algorithms and thought process. I was asked 1 recursion/DP question, 1 graph question, 1 System Design, 2 Brain teasers, and 2 basic Data Structures questions overall. The interviewers did a good job at keeping you calm and focused during the interviews. It was a great experience overall!
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Sep 2017
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Talked to a recruiter during the spring career fair. Got an email over the summer regarding the internship. Set up an interview in Seattle. 4 back-to-back interview. Interviewers were behavioral, and technical.
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Question 1
Return the factorial of a number. Then implement BigInteger for large n, and implement add and subtract for BigInteger.