
AI Engineer Interview
This interview revolves around the design of an enterprise-ready feature that summarizes meetings and generates action items, with discussions on Responsible AI, privacy, reliability, and cost.
8 minutes
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Questions that have appeared at Microsoft for an Engineering (Case Study) interview.
1. System Design
Question: Can you describe the architecture you would use for a large-scale cloud-based application?
Question: How would you design a system to handle a high volume of real-time transactions?
Question: How would you approach designing a distributed file system?
2. Problem Solving
Question: Describe a complex problem you've had to solve in the past. What did you learn from that experience?
Question: How would you go about troubleshooting a service that has stopped responding?
Question: Can you discuss a time when you had to make a critical decision under pressure during a project?
3. Scalability and Performance
Question: How would you improve the performance of a slow, data-intensive application?
Question: What strategies would you use to ensure an application can scale to handle an increasing load?
Question: Describe a situation where you had to optimize a system for better performance.
4. Project Management
Question: Can you discuss a project where you had to balance tight deadlines with delivering high-quality work?
Question: How do you prioritize tasks and manage your time when working on a complex, long-term project?
5. Risk Management
Question: How would you handle a situation where a critical component of a project failed?
Question: Can you discuss a time when you had to take a calculated risk during a project? What was the outcome?
About This Interview
Interview Type
PRODUCT SENSE
Difficulty Level
4/5
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