Microsoft | SWE | USA | April 2024 [Offer]

Experience: 3 YOE as SDE Internships: 2 Internships in USA Education: MS CS (Spring Grad)

Round 1 - (45 minutes) `

• Explain the open source project you worked on.
  • Who were the customers?
  • How was the project useful?
  • Were there any real customers?
  • What is a real-world use case?
• Describe a time when you failed to deliver a feature to the customer.
  • Was the failure due to a missed deadline?

Given a char array representing a number (potentially a 64-bit number), provide the lower 32-bit and upper 32-bit representations. `

• The interviewer was demanding, focusing on memory optimization and expressing dissatisfaction with my behavioral answers.

Round 2 - (45 minutes) `

• Provide an example of a time you collaborated.
• What are your expectations for this new role?
• Provide an example of dealing with a difficult teammate.

Given a list of words, find the longest common prefix among all words. `

• This interviewer was helpful and attentive to my answers and thought process.

Round 3 - (45 minutes) `

• Explain your feature development process in your current internship.
• Provide an example of a time you had unclear requirements.
• Provide another example of unclear requirements where stakeholders disagreed on the approach.

Given a 2D array, sort it using O(1) space complexity. `

• This interviewer had a fixed mindset and engaged in extensive cross-questioning during the behavioral portion.

Note - Received offer within 10 days of the interview via email.