Microsoft Corporation Interview Questions (2026)
50 questions across 9 categories ยท Updated June 2026
Behavioral
View all BehavioralCoding
View all CodingData Structures
View all Data StructuresDSA
View all DSAHow can you arrange buildings so each has a clear view of the sea?
Medium
How does the Next Permutation algorithm work?
Medium
Explain the concept of graph components in computer science?
Medium
How can you arrange buildings to ensure clear sea views with optimal time complexity?
Medium
How do you arrange buildings with a sea view using an optimal algorithm?
Medium
What is Heap Sort and how is it implemented?
Medium
Explain the concept of graph components and their types?
Medium
What is the minimum number of meeting rooms needed for overlapping meetings?
Medium
What is the minimum number of meeting rooms required for overlapping meetings?
Medium
Please introduce yourself in a Microsoft HR interview context?
Easy
Tell me about yourself in a Talent Acquisition context?
Easy
Please introduce yourself and highlight relevant experience?
Easy
Please introduce yourself in the context of your career goals?
Easy
What is your expected salary and what factors influence it?
Medium
What is your expected salary and why?
Medium
How was your previous experience relevant to this role?
Medium
What is human resources and what is its role in an organization?
Easy
Why join Microsoft specifically?
Easy
Why should we hire you for this role at Microsoft?
Medium
What is your expected salary and why do you think it is fair?
Medium
Can you tell me about yourself in a Technology Consultant interview?
Easy
Machine Learning
View all Machine LearningWhat steps are necessary to validate output from an automated learning system?
Hard
What steps are necessary to validate automated learning system outputs?
Hard
What is Data Science and what does it involve?
Easy
What is Decision Tree Classification in machine learning?
Medium
What is Decision Tree Classification and how does it work?
Medium
What is Machine Learning and how does it differ from traditional programming?
Easy
SQL
View all SQLSystem Design
View all System DesignHow do you design a scalable food delivery application system?
Hard
How would you design a system for a food delivery application?
Hard
Design an audit system using Low-Level Design principles?
Hard
Design a Low-Level Design (LLD) for an audit system.
Hard
How would you design a system architecture for a food delivery application?
Hard
Technical
View all TechnicalWhat is the difference between Private and Public IP addresses?
Easy
What are the main functions of BGP and OSPF routing protocols?
Medium
What are private IP addresses and common port numbers?
Easy
How do you diagnose a server experiencing performance issues?
Medium
What are the most commonly used port numbers in networking?
Easy
How would you implement a HashMap from scratch?
Hard
How does a browser render a webpage from HTML and CSS?
Medium
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