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Microsoft Interview Questions for Freshers

Premier product company hiring through campus drives and the Engage mentorship programme. Strong focus on DSA, problem solving, and design thinking.

Eligibility

No fixed cutoff; excellent DSA and clear communication expected.

Microsoft hiring process

  1. 1Online Coding Round

    2–3 DSA problems on a judge platform.

  2. 2Technical Interviews (2–3)

    DSA (linked lists, trees, DP), low-level design, and approach discussion on a whiteboard.

  3. 3AA / HR Round

    As-Appropriate round combining technical depth and behavioural fit.

Topics to prepare

Linked ListsTrees & BSTDynamic ProgrammingBit ManipulationLow-Level DesignProblem Solving

Sample Microsoft interview questions

DSA

  • Q. Clone a linked list with random pointers.
  • Q. Find the lowest common ancestor of two nodes in a BST.
  • Q. Given a matrix, rotate it 90 degrees in place.
  • Q. Serialize and deserialize a binary tree.

System / CS

  • Q. Design a parking-lot system (classes and relationships).
  • Q. What happens when you type a URL into the browser?
  • Q. Difference between abstract class and interface.

Behavioural

  • Q. Why Microsoft?
  • Q. Tell me about a project you are most proud of.
  • Q. How do you approach a problem you've never seen before?

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