Recent Microsoft Senior Software Engineer interview experiences (India)?

Hi folks, I have an upcoming technical job fitment / phone screen for a Senior Software Engineer (SSE) role at Microsoft (India), and I wanted to check if anyone here has interviewed with Micr

Hi folks, I have an upcoming technical job fitment / phone screen for a Senior Software Engineer (SSE) role at Microsoft (India), and I wanted to check if anyone here has interviewed with Microsoft recently (late 2025 / early 2026). I’m particularly curious about: * What the technical job fitment round typically focuses on * Whether there’s live coding in this round, and the general difficulty level * The kind of resume deep-dive / system design / backend questions asked for senior roles * Questions asked during the full loop (onsite/virtual loop) — coding, system design, and behavioral I’ve seen a lot of older experiences online, but not many recent ones, especially for India-based roles. Any insights, sample questions, or pointers would be really helpful. Thanks in advance — appreciate the community 🙏 UPDATE: It was a 45-minute interview and very time-bound. The interviewer was friendly and mentioned upfront that they would interrupt me if needed to keep things on track. The interview started with a brief self-introduction, followed by behavioral questions, then code review, and finally a DSA problem. # Behavioral questions * What was the most technically challenging issue you’ve faced? * Follow-up: How did you make sure it wouldn’t happen again? * Why are you looking for a change? * How would you influence someone when you’re not in a position of authority (i.e., leading without being a manager)? # Code review I was given a Python file with a few functions and asked to review it. I pointed out issues like: * Missing validations * Credentials being printed to the console * General code quality and safety concerns # DSA I got a previously asked Microsoft question: <a href="https://leetcode.com/problems/open-the-lock/description/.