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Microsoft Software Development Engineer SDE II interview questions

based on 50 ratings - Updated Mar 22, 2026

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Software Development Engineer (SDE) II Interview

Dec 3, 2014

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Positive experience

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I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft in Oct 2014

Interview

Got an interview from on campus recruiting. The interview was on campus with a Microsoft Engineer. After a brief intro of himself, he asked me to solve an algorithm question and write it out in code. The interviewer was very friendly and although I stumbled he coached me through it so I was able to obtain a solution.

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Question 1

Question: Interval Scheduling problem greedy approach

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Software Development Engineer (SDE) II Interview

Nov 26, 2014

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft in Apr 2012

Interview

I had a set of background questions like 'What is you currently working on?', most difficult propramming task I've ever had, the hardest bug to find etc. Then I was asked several simple technical questions about difference between iteration and recursion, pros and cons. They were not really difficult.

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Question 1

Which cycle performs quickier? for (int i=0; i<1000; i++) for (int j=0;j<100;j++) or for (int i=0; i<100; i++) for (int j=0;j<1000;j++)

2 Answers

Question 2

How to revert a single linked list? I solved, but with a mistake for the first time. After rewriting I had little time, so interview ended. That was my fault, I guess.

1 Answer

Software Development Engineer (SDE) II Interview

Jul 27, 2014

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Neutral experience

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Application

I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft in Mar 2012

Interview

Phone Interview with live-meeting so they could see me coding, then a full day loop interview including lunch. I showed up 9 AM, and passed 3 technical interview, then had lunch till 1 PM. Had another technical interview and at last meet the hiring manager.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

It was all data structure and security related questions. Nothing unexpected.

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Software Development Engineer (SDE) II Interview

Dec 3, 2014

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft in Oct 2014

Interview

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Question: Interval Scheduling problem greedy approach

Answer question

Software Development Engineer (SDE) II Interview

Nov 26, 2014

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft in Apr 2012

Interview

Interview questions [2]

Question 1

Which cycle performs quickier? for (int i=0; i<1000; i++) for (int j=0;j<100;j++) or for (int i=0; i<100; i++) for (int j=0;j<1000;j++)

2 Answers

Question 2

How to revert a single linked list? I solved, but with a mistake for the first time. After rewriting I had little time, so interview ended. That was my fault, I guess.

1 Answer

Software Development Engineer (SDE) II Interview

Jul 27, 2014

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Neutral experience

Average interview

Application

I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft in Mar 2012

Interview

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

It was all data structure and security related questions. Nothing unexpected.

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