Microsoft

I applied through an employee referral. - During the full loop, along with LeetCode problems, the focus was more on system design and non-functional requirements in design. - Low-level as well as high-level system design questions were asked.

Clearly filling an interview quota. No feedback was provided except "not up to par." They attempted to get me to apply for another position, but I wouldn't unless they gave feedback. There was no contact after that.

The team manager interviewed me and asked initial basic questions for about 15 minutes. Then, they started technical questions related to solving a coding problem. They were very motivating and encouraging, helping me on some parts of the code to ful