Microsoft
Enterprise software, cloud (Azure), and AI powerhouse.
4 Rounds
~21 Days
Hard
The Interview Loop
Recruiter Screen (30 min)
Standard fit check, behavioral questions, and resume overview.
Technical Loop (3-4 Rounds)
Deep dive into domain knowledge, coding, and system design.
Interview Question Bank
Data Engineer
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System Design
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hard
Design a real-time telemetry ingestion pipeline for Xbox Live. The system needs to handle millions of events per second, perform real-time aggregations for live leaderboards, and store raw data for long-term historical analysis.
#Azure Event Hubs
#Stream Analytics
#Cosmos DB
#Lambda Architecture
Data Engineer
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System Design
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medium
Design a batch processing system to aggregate daily billing data for Azure customers. The data arrives as millions of small JSON files in Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) Gen2. How do you process this efficiently and load it into a reporting layer?
#Batch Processing
#Azure Data Factory
#ADLS Gen2
#Small Files Problem
Data Engineer
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System Design
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hard
Design a Data Lake architecture for a global enterprise that ensures strict GDPR compliance (Right to be Forgotten) and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) down to the row/column level.
#Data Governance
#GDPR
#Delta Lake
#Azure Purview
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