Microsoft

Standard software engineer interview process with a set of technical questions. Questions were fairly straightforward; no major gotchas. Some behavioral questions were at the end. Would prep for this like any other software engineer interview loop

First round: Contacted by a recruiter. Had a coding question to solve in 45 minutes, along with an explanation. First, introduce yourself, then start with your experience and projects, and finally, the coding question.

A recruiter contacted me about their interest in interviewing me. I spoke with him on the phone and discussed my interests to gauge my fit for the role. I then scheduled a one-hour technical interview with a team member using MS Teams. The intervie