Microsoft Senior Software Developer Engineer interview questions
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I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Herzliya) in Sep 2024
Interview
After a quick screening by RH team, i had a visio call with a member of the team.
He listened to me when I described my experience and current job, then asked me about a university-like algorithm about sorting lists, without using any "advanced" feature of the language I use daily
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Belgrade) in Jan 2026
Interview
The loop consisted of 6 interviews:
Initial conversation with the hiring manager focused on my experience. Second one was with a headhunter.
Third Live Coding.
Forth Behavioral.
Fifth Live Coding.
Sixth LLD.
I taught that I would get an offer, but apparently I was wrong.
Interview questions [5]
Question 1
A IsNumberPalindrome problem with additional mathematical constraints (digit-sum condition), where discussion and reasoning were as important as the implementation. - Live Coding
Algorithm and problem-solving interview where we worked through a coding task and discussed optimization approaches. BFS/grid traversal - Moving robot - Live Coding
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Microsoft (Tel Aviv) in Dec 2025
Interview
Pre scheduled 4 interviews. One of them evaluates use of copilot in classic computer science tasks. Each stage starts with behavioral analysis and brief meeting part. One of them is purely human resource interview, all other ones are technical.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you behave if a junior member approached requesting help while you are over the head with work and have a tight deadline to meet?