Software Engineer interview at Microsoft

MicrosoftSoftware Engineer · Jul 2026

The technical screen was tightly focused on algorithms. I had two coding questions: one involved traversing an array to count ball collisions based on speed, and the other asked how to maximize a weighted sum by sorting an array strategically. They tested greedy thinking and careful logic. The problems were described as easy to medium, and I could follow how the scoring and sorting decisions conn…

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