Microsoft

I was contacted by a recruiter and went on a hiring event. The interviewers insisted on using Java for coding and told me that those who can't code in C++ or Java are weak software engineers.

Usual, rather simple programming questions, pretty standard and found in every book. Nothing to add, as learning data structures and how to apply them to a variety of issues, computer architecture, OS-specific things, and some networking would help.

There was 1 initial coding round followed by a virtual onsite, which can be scheduled immediately or up to two weeks later after the initial coding round. The virtual onsite consisted of the following rounds: - Coding - System Design - Behavioral