I felt rushed. I was expecting the first interview to consist of basic questions from a recruiter or hiring manager, as that is usually how it goes before being followed by five rounds. This interview started off that way, but then I was presented with behavioral questions, a coding question, and a system design question, all within less than an hour.
I never would have agreed to that interview at that day and time, which was later in the evening for me. The more clarifying questions I asked, the more the interviewer seemed irritated and ready to leave.
Tell me about your career.
Then, find a given array of numbers within another array that exists in the method, and return the array of numbers that are found in the most efficient manner.
Design an email notification system for some news posts for a specific group of individuals.
The following metrics were computed from 20 interview experiences for the Microsoft Principal Software Engineer role in United States.
Microsoft's interview process for their Principal Software Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Candidates reported having negative feelings for Microsoft's Principal Software Engineer interview process in United States.