Microsoft
Focuses on foundational CS problem solving, system scalability, and growth mindset culture.
The loop
- 1Initial Technical Assessment & ScreenPractice problems →
Microsoft describes its hiring stages spanning application, assessments/screens, and virtual final interviews focused on problem solving and collaboration.
- Microsoft Careers — Hiring Process · undated
- 2Virtual Onsite LoopSystem Design labs →
4-5 rounds covering Data Structures, System Architecture (for mid/senior), and Behavioral & Growth Mindset collaboration scenarios with an Engineering Manager or As Appropriate (AA) interviewer.
Commonly reported, not confirmed. The AA interviewer serves a role analogous to Amazon’s Bar Raiser, validating overall organizational fit.
Worth knowing
Emphasis on collaboration, clean code structure, and willingness to learn from feedback during the interview.
Problems tagged Microsoft
Widely-reported associations, not verified reports — a rough signal about what gets asked here rather than evidence that it was.
0 / 16 solved(showing 1–15 of 16)
| Solved | Problem | Topic | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valid Anagram | hashing | easy | |
| Longest Consecutive Sequence | hashing | medium | |
| Maximum Subarray | arrays | medium | |
| Binary Search | binary-search | easy | |
| Search in Rotated Sorted Array | binary-search | medium | |
| Longest Palindromic Substring | dynamic-programming | medium | |
| Number of Islands | graphs | medium | |
| Top K Frequent Elements | heaps | medium | |
| Validate Binary Search Tree | trees | medium | |
| Remove Duplicates from Sorted Array | two-pointers | medium | |
| Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock | greedy | easy | |
| Insert Interval | intervals | medium | |
| Word Search | backtracking | medium | |
| Reverse Linked List | linked-lists | easy | |
| Binary Tree Level Order Traversal | trees | medium |
Every source above was read on 2026-09-01 and said what it is quoted as saying.
If this disagrees with what a recruiter tells you, believe the recruiter.