The overall process took around two months. I had requested about two weeks for preparation, and they were kind enough to set up a meeting to explain the process.

It was a three-to-four round interview process. For me, no one showed up for the OOPs round. I waited for 45 minutes and tried to email, but I never received a response. After that, I had a system design round.

Later, when I emailed the recruiter to inform them that one of the rounds hadn't taken place, they said they would reschedule the meeting. The following week, I received a rejection.

I wasn't expecting this from Microsoft, as I really liked the company.

I can't disclose the coding question, but it was related to array manipulation/string manipulation.

I developed a feature that dynamically generated reports based on user-defined parameters. I was excited about the development process because it allowed me to directly address user pain points and see the immediate positive impact of my work.