Question

Microsoft | Interview Experiences | L61 | 2022 | Set-21

Answer 1

Microsoft | L61 | Bangalore | April 2022 | SELECTED

 

Status: 4yrs of Exp

Position: SDE2 at startup in india

Location: Bangalore

 

Team : Azure

The interview had following rounds

Technical phone screen (30 mins):

1 . Questions around leaving current company

2 .  Distributed systems designing.

 

First Round (1hr):

2 questions .

1. One easy one medium. Was able to code the first one easily.

2 . Required help in the second question. Due to time limitations I was only able to come up with a base condition in recursion.

 

Second Round (1hr):

1 . Serialize and deserialize a heterogeneous linked list

     Discussed multiple approaches and wrote code for one

2.  At the end a few questions on distributed systems.

 

Third Round (1hr):

1.  lld based open ended design problem .

2. Similar to the snapshot version in map . Have done the same problem on leetcode once.

3. Had a good discussion and was able to write good quality code with proper classes.

 

Fourth Round (Managerial 30 mins ):

1  . General stuff around work

2 .  Behavior questions.

 

Fifth Round(Interview with team manager):-

1.  This round was specifically asked by me to have a word with team manager

2. To understand the work and responsibilities I will be dealing with.

 

 

**At the end I had a good level offer
Base : 29 lakhs/yr
Joining Bonus : 8 lakhs
Performance Bonus : 20%
Stocks : 110k USD
Planning to join microsoft as they provide best perks , benefits , stocks are great.