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Microsoft | SDE2 | Hyerabad | June 2024 [Offer]

Online Coding Assessment

Questions:

Candidate's Approach

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Interviewer's Feedback

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Round 1

Questions:

Candidate's Approach

The candidate approached the problem in a DSA style despite it being an LLD question. They asked multiple open questions to clarify design decisions and provided a working solution by the end of the interview, successfully running the code for 2 test cases.

Interviewer's Feedback

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Round 2

Questions:

Candidate's Approach

Initially confused about the question's requirements, the candidate thought it was about minimizing time complexity. After clarification, they were able to write correct and working code, which passed all test cases provided by the interviewer.

Interviewer's Feedback

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Round 3

Questions:

Candidate's Approach

The candidate addressed all aspects of the system design in detail, including requirements, non-functional requirements, scaling, estimates, data modeling, database strategy, constraints, and bottlenecks. They effectively handled challenges posed by the interviewer.

Interviewer's Feedback

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Round 4 - AA Round

Questions:

Candidate's Approach

The candidate was able to design the core of the problem and address challenges pointed out by the interviewer, who was the hiring manager. The interviewer seemed convinced by the candidate's responses.

Interviewer's Feedback

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