Microsoft interview notes, page 56 of 60

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“Classic BST traversal problem but I always second-guess myself on the edge cases.” 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.

“My first instinct was to just scan the whole row and column after each move, which works but falls apart at n=10^4.” 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.

“This one sprawls fast if you're not careful.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Microsoft, Onsite - System Design / Architecture round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

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“My first instinct was to jump straight to 'escalate internally' but I caught myself and backed up a bit.” 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 rambled a bit on team size and then kind of lost the thread when they asked about ownership structure.” 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.