Microsoft Software Engineer(Internship) interview questions
Updated Jun 1, 2026
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R1:4 leetcode type questions - 1 easy 1 not sure 2 mediums
R2: Interview, some coding questions + behavioural, coding was 2 questions, implementing a malloc function + a dynamic programming question (leetcode medium), dont remember what it was exactly
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So for the programming task dont remember the dynamic programming one exactly, but the other was malloc implementation. Behaviour were basic fit and motivation questions
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Dublín, Dublín) in Oct 2024
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Pretty easy, 3 back-to-back technical interviews, leetcode style. They give you about 30-45 minutes for the technical problem and then some time for you to ask questions about the company and interviewer.
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Topological Sort on server scheduling or something similar
I got skipped to final round which was a 45 minute resume grill and then a 45 minute leetcode medium technical. Initially I thought it was 2 leetcode interviews becuase I was sent two codility links, so the resume grill caught me by surprise.
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Tell me about your resume, tell me about a time you faced a challenge when working in a team, very in-indepth technical questions about my projects and past experiences.