Microsoft Software Engineer Interview Experience

Microsoft | Software Engineer | Video Interview

Timeline: 2026(Jan - Mar) • Fulltime • JobHopper • :hourglass_not_done: Waiting for result


A summary of the Bloomberg full-time Software Engineer tech phone screen interview experience, including resume discussion and coding under time constraints.

Interview Questions

Fibonacci Tree Path Calculation Using Preorder Numbering

Given a binary tree and a specific numbering scheme, calculate the sum of the paths to each leaf node using preorder traversal.

Difficulty: Medium | Reference: LC-123 | Tags: Tree, DFS

Tree Distance Sum Problem

Calculate the sum of distances between pairs of nodes in a tree.

Difficulty: Hard | Reference: LC-456 | Tags: Tree, DP