Company: Microsoft Position: L62 Date: Feb
Online Assessment: Time: 1.5 hrs One question based on fixing a bug. One question based on Sliding Window.
Round 1: DS. Time: 60 mins Question based on string manipulation, similar to finding anagrams. Platform - Codility codelive Focus areas: Code quality and correctness, proper working code for sample and hidden test cases.
Round 2: LLD. Time: 60 mins Codility codelive Focus areas: SOLID Principles, Design Patterns, Object Oriented Design, extensible code with a working demo.
Round 3: DSA/HLD round. Time: ~60 mins Write the pow function for x^n (logarithmic TC) Design a news app portal with news sources from multiple sources. Focus areas: Microservices architecture, database and caching strategy, CAP discussion, scalability and low latency.
Round 4: Managerial round. Time: ~60 mins Detailed project discussion and system design of a previous project. Behavioral questions. Team and project discussion at Microsoft.
Verdict: Selected