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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.

Software Engineer

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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