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Microsoft | SDE 2 | Noida | Nov 2024 [Reject]

Round 1: DSA

Questions:

  1. Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters
  2. Generate Parentheses
Candidate's Approach

I was able to write the working code for both questions.

Interviewer's Feedback

No feedback provided.


Round 2: LLD

Questions: Design a cache system with a configurable eviction strategy.

Candidate's Approach

Discussed my solution, including the classes, variables, and functions that I would use. The interviewer seemed satisfied with my solution.

Interviewer's Feedback

No feedback provided.


Round 3: HLD

Questions: Design a meeting scheduler.

Candidate's Approach

Discussed various aspects of the design. The interviewer kept asking for flaws and challenges in my design, and I was able to handle most of them and provided convincing solutions. I felt this round didn't go very well, but it was fine overall.

Interviewer's Feedback

No feedback provided.


Round 4: Hiring Manager

Questions: Discussion on previous projects and current project mentioned in the resume.

Candidate's Approach

The interview started with an introduction and a detailed technical discussion on my current project. The interview was scheduled for 1 hour but concluded in half an hour.

Interviewer's Feedback

No feedback provided.