Microsoft SDE Intern Interview Experience Round 2 (Core CS Track) — My Journey
Summary
Sharing my Microsoft SDE Intern interview experience for the Core CS track, focusing on the second round which included behavioral questions, a DSA coding problem involving strings, and OS concepts discussion.
Full Experience
My Microsoft SDE Intern interview experience for the Core CS track began with a round that combined behavioral questions, a DSA coding problem, and OS concepts discussion. The interview started with an introduction and questions about hobbies and personal interests to make the environment comfortable. There was a brief casual conversation about my projects and how I approach learning. The main coding problem focused on strings, where I walked through edge cases, time complexity, and wrote a clean solution with test cases. The OS concepts discussion covered page framing, segmentation, and cache, with more conversational and rapid-fire questions rather than deep technical dives.
Interview Questions (1)
A coding problem focused on strings, where the candidate was expected to walk through edge cases, time complexity, and write a clean solution with test cases.