mag7 · Hard

Microsoft

CodePair/Codility. LC easy–medium dominant. Azure-flavored system design. Model-Coach-Care framework for managers.

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Topics

15

Difficulty

4 / 5

AI policy

prohibited

Verified

2026-05-17

Heavy DSAAI Prohibited

AI not permitted in live rounds.

Process · 7 rounds

Interview Loop

The standardised Microsoft pipeline. Numbers reflect typical SWE loops; senior loops add depth.

  1. 1

    Recruiter screen

    30 minphonephone-screen
  2. 2

    Codility OA (2 problems)

    90 minoacoding
  3. 3

    Phone screen (1 coding + behavioral via Teams)

    60 minphonecoding · behavioral
  4. 4

    Onsite, 2–3 coding

    60 minvirtual-onsitecoding
  5. 5

    System Design (L61+)

    60 minvirtual-onsitesystem-design
  6. 6

    Behavioral round

    45 minvirtual-onsitebehavioral
  7. 7

    AA ("As Appropriate") round

    Final gate; senior leader (Partner/Director); effective veto power. ~16.8 day post-loop avg.

    60 minvirtual-onsitehiring-manager · behavioral