Microsoft Interview Experience (Feb 2026 | 4 Rounds)
Applied for multiple roles. Recruiter reached out on 23 Feb and scheduled first 2 rounds on 27 Feb.
🔹 Round 1 – LLD (Multi-Level Parking Lot)
- 5 min intro
- 10 min discussion on first project i mentioned in my resume
- LLD: Design Multi-Level Parking Lot
Expectation was basic working implementation, not over-engineered.
Implemented:
Vehicle(Car etc.)TicketFloorSlot(CarSlot etc.)
Faced minor debugging issues; interviewer was patient and even gave extra 10 mins. Completed successfully.
🔹 Round 2 – DSA
- 5 min intro
- 5 min project discussion
- 35–40 min DSA Problem:
https://leetcode.com/problems/meeting-rooms-ii/
Initially chose a suboptimal approach. After implementing and testing, realized it fails for complex cases.
Asked to switch to other the optimal approach discussed earlier — interviewer agreed calmly.
Reimplemented in ~5 mins. All test cases passed.
🔹 Round 3 – LLD (Snake & Food)
- Short intro
- 10–15 min project discussion
- LLD: Design Snake & Food
This time, didnt had to run the code.
Used:
- Strategy pattern
- Factory pattern
- Extensible design
Answered optimization questions and updated design. Interviewer seemed satisfied.
🔹 Round 4 – Senior Manager (Behavioral + System Design)
Focus: Team fit, depth, maturity.
Questions:
- 10 min, Recent project deep dive (very detailed)
- 5 min, Non-technical feedback I received
- System Design: Design Notification Service
Environment
DSA/LLD: Java | Hackerrank | Single Solution.java (must run)
Design: draw.io withing hackerrank
Currently waiting for verdict 🤞
Took help from ChatGPT for writing the post.
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