•CODING INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
Microsoft Hard Coding Interview Questions (DSA)
9 hard DSA problems sourced from real Microsoft interviews
Microsoft Hard Coding Interview Questions
| Problem | Difficulty | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | ArrayBinary SearchDivide and Conquer | |
| Longest Substring of One Repeating Character | Hard | ArrayStringSegment Tree |
| Consecutive Numbers Sum | Hard | MathEnumeration |
| Minimum Difficulty of a Job Schedule | Hard | ArrayDynamic Programming |
| Minimum Edge Reversals So Every Node Is Reachable | Hard | Dynamic ProgrammingDepth-First SearchBreadth-First Search |
| Minimum Window Substring | Hard | Hash TableStringSliding Window |
| Sliding Window Maximum | Hard | ArrayQueueSliding Window |
| Hard | ArrayStringDepth-First Search | |
| Largest Rectangle in Histogram | Hard | ArrayStackMonotonic Stack |
Top Data Structures & Patterns — Hard
Array
6 (67%)
String
3 (33%)
Dynamic Programming
2 (22%)
Depth-First Search
2 (22%)
Breadth-First Search
2 (22%)
Graph Theory
2 (22%)
Sliding Window
2 (22%)
Range Minimum/Maximum Query
2 (22%)
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How many hard questions does Microsoft have?
Microsoft has 9 hard coding questions out of 50 total. Hard problems are less common but can appear in senior-level interviews.
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