3 write-ups · 12 questions

Microsoft Backend Engineer interview experience

Every Microsoft Backend Engineer interview written up on the site: the rounds, the questions asked, how candidates prepared and whether they got the offer.

Microsoft Backend Engineer interviews at a glance

Worked out from the 3 Microsoft Backend Engineer write-ups on this site.

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3
latest write-up
Mar 2026

What the rounds test

  • System Design7 · 58%
  • Data Structures & Algorithms5 · 42%

Question difficulty

  • Medium3 · 75%
  • Hard1 · 25%

Roles covered

Locations

Hyderabad (1)

Microsoft Backend Engineer interview experiences1–3 of 3

Questions asked in Microsoft Backend Engineer interviews

  1. 01

    Map of Map Encoding Problem

    Data Structures & Algorithms

  2. 02

    Design High-Level Architecture for Microsoft Bing Ads

    System Design

  3. 03

    Design Search API for Local Services

    System Design

  4. 04

    Design a Payment Gateway System (Razorpay-like)

    System Design

  5. 05

    Design Website Activity Analytics System

    System Design

  6. 06

    Implement LRU Cache

    Data Structures & Algorithms

  7. 07

    Broken Calculator

    Data Structures & Algorithms · Medium

  8. 08

    Design BookMyShow

    System Design · Hard

  9. 09

    Interleave Two Halves of a Linked List

    Data Structures & Algorithms · Medium

  10. 10

    Maximum Twin Sum of a Linked List

    Data Structures & Algorithms · Medium

  11. 11

    Design an Image Serving Library

    System Design

  12. 12

    Design a Notification System

    System Design

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What does the Microsoft Backend Engineer interview focus on?

Across 3 Microsoft Backend Engineer interview experiences shared on Interview Experiences, the questions asked were mostly system design (58% of reported questions), data structures & algorithms (42% of reported questions).

How hard is the Microsoft Backend Engineer interview?

Candidates rated most Microsoft Backend Engineer questions as medium (75% of rated questions). Medium: 75%, Hard: 25%.

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