Msft Software Engineer Interview Experience: linked list, kth largest, and URL shortener

A former colleague referred me, and the process began with a technical phone screen. The DSA questions were genuinely difficult for me. One involved reversing a linked list, and another asked for the kth largest element in an array. About a week later, I moved to an onsite. The coding round centered on system design for a scalable URL shortener. Partway through, I realized I had practiced somethi…

Shared by a candidate · reported Aug 2026. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.