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DaniDani·Mar 4, 2026·AI Coding·Microsoft

Microsoft | Software Engineer | AI Coding | Onsite

Software Engineer

In this round, the rules are usually as follows: Screen Share is Mandatory You are allowed to use any AI (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, etc.). The Task: Implement Round Robin Load Balancing The Goal: Implement a Round Robin L...

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DaniDani·Mar 4, 2026·Coding·Microsoft

Microsoft | Software Engineer | Coding | Onsite

Software Engineer

Task: Implement Splitwise Design an expense sharing application that manages shared costs within distinct social circles and calculates the most efficient way to settle debts. 1. Add Users to Groups Create distinct group...

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leomleom·Feb 20, 2026·Coding·Microsoft

Microsoft | Software Engineer II - iOS Mobile | Coding | Phone Screen

Software Engineer II - iOS Mobile

45 minutes Phone Screen First 30 minutes: Behavior and Technical Domain Questions Last 15 minutes: Coding Interview. Exactly same question from here: https://leetcode.com/problems/two sum ii input array is sorted/descrip...

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test123test765test123test765·Feb 20, 2026·Coding·Microsoft

Microsoft | Software Engineer | Coding | Onsite

Software Engineer

Palindrome Number https://leetcode.com/problems/palindrome number/description/ Zigzag Conversion https://leetcode.com/problems/zigzag conversion/description/ Median of Two Sorted Arrays https://leetcode.com/problems/medi...

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dontcare-lcdontcare-lc·Feb 13, 2026·Coding·Microsoft

Microsoft | Software Engineer II | Coding | Phone Screen

Software Engineer II

Leetcode 387: First Unique Character in a String

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1Rudra11Rudra1·Feb 11, 2026·Coding·Microsoft

Microsoft | Applied Science Intern | Coding | Phone Screen

Applied Science Intern

The first half of the interview should be basic technical questions about your resume. Next you will be asked questions about AI,ML algos, NLP, and LLMs. These questions were more explaining basic definitions and concept...

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Yeshaswini18Yeshaswini18·Feb 9, 2026·Coding·Microsoft

Microsoft | Software Engineer | Coding | Onsite

Software Engineer

Elevator scheduling An elevator system manages multiple elevators serving different floors in a building. When someone requests an elevator, the system decides which one to dispatch. Once inside, passengers select their...

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Yeshaswini18Yeshaswini18·Feb 9, 2026·Coding·Microsoft

Microsoft | Software Engineer | Coding | Onsite

Software Engineer

Question1:https://leetcode.com/problems/intersection of two linked lists/description/ Follow up: https://leetcode.com/problems/linked list cycle/description/

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Yeshaswini18Yeshaswini18·Feb 9, 2026·System Design·Microsoft

Microsoft | Software Engineer | System Design | Onsite

Software Engineer

Design a system similar to TinyURL. Given an input string (a long URL), generate a shortened output string using Base64 encoding. Design the API and walk through the system’s non functional requirements, including scalab...

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Yeshaswini18Yeshaswini18·Feb 9, 2026·System Design·Microsoft

Microsoft | Software Engineer | System Design | Onsite

Software Engineer

Balanced Boarding Commercial aircraft must remain balanced around their center of gravity to ensure stable flight. Too much weight toward the front, back, or one wing can make takeoff unsafe. Before boarding, airlines of...

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jpjp·Feb 6, 2026·Coding·microsoft

Microsoft | Software Engineer II | Coding | Onsite

Software Engineer II

Given verbatim 92. Reverse Linked List II on coding onsite

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DEdelightswing·Jan 23, 2026·Coding·microsoft

Microsoft | SWE II | Coding | Hiring Event

SWE II

Just finished my loop. Interestingly, the recruiter initially prepped me for 3 Coding and 1 System Design, but the actual schedule was quite different (heavier on design). Here is the breakdown: Round 1 (System Design):...

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vcdfgvcdfg·Jan 20, 2026·Frontend System Design·microsoft

Microsoft | Software Engineer II | Frontend System Design | Onsite

Software Engineer II

We need to do the system design for Instagram story feature. Since the team was for frontend so the focus was on the frontend aspect of the design. Few things which were discussed 1 Functional and NonFunctional Requireme...

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vcdfgvcdfg·Jan 20, 2026·Problem Solving + UI Specialization·microsoft

Microsoft | Software Engineer II | Problem Solving + UI Specialization | Onsite

Software Engineer II

Problem 1 DSA There are some tasks which needs to be executed. There is a taskType array and another array for the memory consumed by those tasks. E,g Task Type [1,2,3,1] Memory array [7,2,9,3] maxMemory 10 In 1 unit of...

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SUSunKing·Jan 19, 2026·Coding·microsoft

Microsoft | Sr Software Developer | Coding | Phone Screen

Sr Software Developer

Was asked to do a Level Order Traversal of a Binary Tree. The output expected was just a list of Integer values with the values from each level populated in left right For eg: Tree = [1,2,3,4,5,6,7], where 2 and 3 are ch...

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PNpnpninja·Jan 15, 2026·System Design·microsoft

Microsoft | Software Engineer | System Design | Onsite

Software Engineer

Create a system to display a dashboard with data. The data can reside in different regions (depending on customer choice). System should have low latency, backend should not grant access to data in other region and keep...

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PNpnpninja·Jan 15, 2026·Coding·microsoft

Microsoft | Software Engineer | Coding | Onsite

Software Engineer

Implement a circular queue with a vector Handle all test cases

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PNpnpninja·Jan 15, 2026·Coding·microsoft

Microsoft | Software Engineer | Coding | Onsite

Software Engineer

Populate the next pointer for each node in a Binary Tree

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UBUbnik·Nov 13, 2025·Coding·microsoft

Microsoft | Senior Software Engineer - CTJ - Top Secret | Coding | Phone Screen

Senior Software Engineer - CTJ - Top Secret

""" Given an array of integers A, and an integer K, return a string formatted grid with K columns. Place each number from A into a cell until no numbers remain. A cell should fit the entirety of any single number. The gr...

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MSms1901·Sep 18, 2025·Coding·microsoft

Microsoft | Software Engineer | Coding | Round 2

Software Engineer

Car Fleet: There are n cars at given miles away from the starting mile 0, traveling to reach the mile target. You are given two integer arrays position and speed, both of length n, where position[i] is the starting mile...

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