Microsoft interview notes, page 33 of 60

“I froze for a second because the question felt massive.” The rest of the author's notes on Product Manager interview at Microsoft, Onsite - Product Sense / Strategy round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“Blanked for a second because I had two projects in mind and couldn't decide which one made me sound better versus which one I actually cared about.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Microsoft, Hiring Manager Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“I spent the first minute just trying to remember what MSDN even looked like recently versus five years ago.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Microsoft, Onsite - Product Sense / Strategy round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“This one sprawled fast.” The rest of the author's notes on Product Manager interview at Microsoft, Onsite - Product Sense / Strategy round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“This one stung a little because I had a real example and still fumbled it.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Microsoft, Onsite - Behavioral / Leadership round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“Classic product ideation prompt but I always find the specific number constraint a little annoying.” The rest of the author's notes on Product Manager interview at Microsoft, Onsite - Product Sense / Strategy round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“I had a story ready but partway through I realized I was making myself sound way too right and my teammate way too wrong.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Microsoft, Onsite - Behavioral / Leadership round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“I knew this one cold, or so I thought.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Microsoft, Technical Phone Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“Two-part return value tripped me up more than the algorithm itself.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Microsoft, Onsite - Coding / Algorithms round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“My first instinct was knapsack because the problem smelled like an optimization problem.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Microsoft, Onsite - Coding / Algorithms round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.