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Software Development Engineer-II Interview Experience - Bengaluru, Karnataka

December 1, 2019

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

I received a call from HR regarding an interview for the Hyderabad location. The interview has been scheduled for next week and was for the Azure Team. I had four rounds:

Data Structures & Algorithms
Design
Design
Technical Manager

Questions

Round 1: DS & Algo

Serialize and Deserialize Tree
Rat Maze problem (Backtracking)

Round 2: Design

Design Redis (LRU policy), considering multi-threading.

Round 3: Design

Design a Distributed Global Lock.

Round 4: Technical Manager

About work
Design an analytics platform that collects logs from multiple systems and provides insights.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Development Engineer-II role in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

Success Rate

50%

Pass Rate

Microsoft's interview process for their Software Development Engineer-II roles in Bengaluru, Karnataka is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive100%

Neutral0%

Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Development Engineer-II interview process in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

Microsoft Work Experiences

Perfect place to work at

Software Development Engineer-II • Former Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

February 7, 2019

Pros: Fantastic leadership, good work-life balance.

Cons: Very difficult to spot one.

Perfect place to work at

Software Development Engineer-II • Former Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

February 7, 2019

Pros: Fantastic leadership, good work-life balance.

Cons: Very difficult to spot one.

Alright, I suppose..

Software Development Engineer-II • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Massive company with massive resources

Cons: Can afford to highly specialize employees.

Alright, I suppose..

Software Development Engineer-II • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Massive company with massive resources

Cons: Can afford to highly specialize employees.

Great place to work

Software Development Engineer-II • Current Employee

Prague, Czech Republic

Pros: Smart people, diverse projects with a lot of opportunities to make an impact.

Cons: It is almost entirely up to you to shine and get promoted. If standing up for yourself and minding your own business is hard for you, then you will not be very happy. Also, the compensation is probably lower than other tech companies, and it is very important how much you receive at the start.

Great place to work

Software Development Engineer-II • Current Employee

Prague, Czech Republic

Pros: Smart people, diverse projects with a lot of opportunities to make an impact.

Cons: It is almost entirely up to you to shine and get promoted. If standing up for yourself and minding your own business is hard for you, then you will not be very happy. Also, the compensation is probably lower than other tech companies, and it is very important how much you receive at the start.

Perfect place to work at

Software Development Engineer-II • Former Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

February 7, 2019

Pros: Fantastic leadership, good work-life balance.

Cons: Very difficult to spot one.

5.0
Perfect place to work at
Software Development Engineer-II • Former Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
February 7, 2019
Pros: Fantastic leadership, good work-life balance.
Cons: Very difficult to spot one.

Alright, I suppose..

Software Development Engineer-II • Former Employee

Redmond, Washington, United States

Pros: Massive company with massive resources

Cons: Can afford to highly specialize employees.

3.0
Alright, I suppose..
Software Development Engineer-II • Former Employee
Redmond, Washington, United States
May 29, 2020
Pros: Massive company with massive resources
Cons: Can afford to highly specialize employees.

Great place to work

Software Development Engineer-II • Current Employee

Prague, Czech Republic

Pros: Smart people, diverse projects with a lot of opportunities to make an impact.

Cons: It is almost entirely up to you to shine and get promoted. If standing up for yourself and minding your own business is hard for you, then you will not be very happy. Also, the compensation is probably lower than other tech companies, and it is very important how much you receive at the start.

5.0
Great place to work
Software Development Engineer-II • Current Employee
Prague, Czech Republic
March 18, 2020
Pros: Smart people, diverse projects with a lot of opportunities to make an impact.
Cons: It is almost entirely up to you to shine and get promoted. If standing up for yourself and minding your own business is hard for you, then you will not be very happy. Also, the compensation is probably lower than other tech companies, and it is very important how much you receive at the start.

Microsoft Interview Questions

Minimum Edge Reversals So Every Node Is Reachable

You're given a directed graph. Determine the minimum number of edges you need to reverse so that every node becomes reachable from node 0.

GraphsDynamic Programming

Two Sum

Find two numbers in a given array that add up to a specific target value, and return their indices. Essentially, you need to efficiently locate the pair that satisfies the sum requirement.

ArraysStringsTwo Pointers

Valid Word

Determine if a given word is considered valid based on a specific set of rules or constraints. The goal is to check if the input string adheres to the specified validation criteria.

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