Microsoft Software Engineer - Internship interview questions
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I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Egypt, TX) in Apr 2021
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it was a little bit hard but actually, it was good and I gained some more experience from it but actually, I discovered I had an interview a little bit late because I didn't check my email(my problem) but the experience as a whole was good actually.
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Question 1
3 tasks using codility
The first one was an mcq
second and third was problem solving
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Microsoft (Kanpur Nagar) in Jul 2019
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Coding test + Algo test on pen and paper + Interview R1 (DSA problems with emphasis on graphs) + Interview R2 (Resume + Project discussion) + Interview R3 (DSA problems + debugging ability test)
The first round includes - Codility test- and skype interview. Codility test included 3 q's in different levels about data structers, algorithms etc. Skype interview was around 30 minutes and included q's about courses you've taken and other personal q's.
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Question 1
You have 9 apples. All of them are Identical in the way they look and feel. One is a little heavier than the rest, you don’t know which one, because they all look the same. You have a balance scale which you can use only twice. How can you find the heaviest apple?