Software Engineer II at Microsoft
About the role
Microsoft is a highly innovative company that collaborates across disciplines to produce cutting-edge cloud technology that changes the world. The Cloud Server Infrastructure team within Microsoft Azure builds and operates the hardware and software foundation powering Microsoft’s global cloud services. The platform spans massive scale across global datacenters, requiring continuous innovation in reliability, efficiency, performance, automation, and serviceability. The team partners across hardw…
Interview process at Microsoft
Balanced - coding, design, and behavioral with equal weight. Less brutally-competitive vibe than FAANG peers but the bar is real. Team-fit matters more than at Amazon.
- Recruiter screen
- Technical phone screen (45 min, 1 coding problem)
- Full loop: 4 rounds - 2 coding, 1 design (system or component), 1 'as-appropriate' (senior manager, cross-functional)
- Team-specific chat
- Offer
Platforms used: internal loop, CodeSignal for some roles
How to prepare
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