Microsoft Software Developer Internship interview questions
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Didn't like it. Very stiff, didn't get a sense of the culture at all. But they make some really cool stuff. I liked the other intern I met. And the snacks were great.
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What my background was. They cared a lot about my schooling
I applied online. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Dublín, Dublín) in Sep 2021
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Coding test which was manageable. Then 4 interviews over 5 hours with 15 minutes break between each one. Interviewers were nice but quite stressful that amount of interviews in a row.
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Problem question on 5 identical rocks but one is heavier. You have a balance scale and only 3 goes to know which one is the odd one out.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA)
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Interview process was 2 phases. It was a phone interview followed by 2 back to back coding interviews. First was just computer science related questions and the next was more leetcode style questions.