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      3.9★Compensation and benefits

      Software Engineer Interview

      12 Nov 2023
      Anonymous employee
      Belgrade, Central Serbia

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      Software Engineer I Interview

      20 Jun 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Melbourne
      No offer
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft (Belgrade, Central Serbia) in Apr 2019

      Interview

      Online coding test: At the first stage, you will be asked to complete an online coding assessment. The tasks in the test cover basic coding, algorithms, and data structures. You should understand the concept of algorithm complexity and know about sorting, binary search, dynamic programming, basic data structures, and divide-and-conquer techniques. There is no need to learn complex algorithms for the test. Interviews: The second stage is an interview round, which typically consists of four interviews within the same day (45-55 minutes each) with Software Engineer colleagues from different engineering teams. On the technical side, expect algorithms and data structures, coding, architecture, and systems design, as well as problem-solving in general. The interviews will also include other non-technical competency questions, as well as questions about your resume.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      1. Write a function that returns the result (int) of an expression passed as a character array (char*). Example: "324 + 5 * 7 * 2 + 45 + 3 * 2". The facilitating circumstance is that only addition and multiplication operations can be found in the expression. Also, there are no parentheses in the expression. Essentially, only digits, +, and * can be found, and as far as I remember, there is a space between each number and operation. 2. A doubly linked list is given. Write a function that, as input, receives a pointer to the first element (Elem* head) and modifies the list in the following way: element(1) – element(n) – element(2) – element(n-1) – element(3) – element(n-2), etc. The output of the function is a pointer to the first element of the list (Elem* head). 3. Write a function that returns the longest path between two nodes in a tree (the number of nodes on the path between the two farthest nodes). The input of the function is a pointer to the root of the tree (Node* root), and the output is an integer (int). 4. Given a coordinate system with four quadrants marked, write a function that takes as input the coordinates of two points (float x1, float y1, float x2, float y2) representing the endpoints of a line segment. The function should return an output (int) that provides information about which quadrants the line passes through. The output is of type integer and is obtained as follows: We have a 4-bit binary number. If the line passes through the first quadrant, the 0th position is 1 (otherwise, 0). If the line passes through the second quadrant, the 1st position is 1 (otherwise, 0), and so on. For example, if the line passes through the first, second, and third quadrants, the binary number will be 0111, and the function output will be 7.
      Answer question
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Melbourne)

      Interview

      After submitting an online application, I received a HackerRank assessment after passing the resume screening stage, then I was rejected after completing the assessment and did not proceed to further interview rounds.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      The assessment consisted of two LeetCode-medium-level coding questions to be completed within 75 minutes.
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      Software Engineer Interview

      15 Jun 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Seattle, WA
      Declined offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA)

      Interview

      Straightforward technical loop overall, with strong interviewers at every stage. I genuinely enjoyed the in-depth conversations around technical challenges and algorithmic problem-solving — the entire process felt well-structured and genuinely engaging.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      LRU Cache System Design LLD
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      Software Engineer Interview

      17 Jun 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Bangalore Rural
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Microsoft (Bangalore Rural) in Jun 2026

      Interview

      The interview was hard, even as a fresher the dsa they asked was hard category after I checked on leetcode. Though I couldn't solve it. Some of the other people who interviewed were asked easy - medium dsa

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Leetcode Hard question: Sliding Window Maximum
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