A global technology company building cloud, productivity, AI, gaming and personal-computing products.
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Microsoft CorporationFounded
1975
Headquarters
Redmond, Washington, United States
Industry
Technology
Employees (FY2025)
Approximately 228,000
International employees
Approximately 103,000
Revenue (FY2025)
$281.7 billion
Microsoft Cloud revenue
$168.9 billion
Azure growth (FY2025)
34%
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Nasdaq: MSFTMicrosoft Corporation was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.
The company develops cloud services, productivity and collaboration applications, operating systems, business applications, developer tools, devices, advertising services and video games. Its businesses include Azure, Microsoft 365, LinkedIn, Dynamics, Windows and Xbox.
Microsoft reported $281.7 billion in revenue for the year ended June 30, 2025. It employed approximately 228,000 people at that date, including 103,000 employees outside the United States.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Vice Chair and President
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Chief Executive Officer, Microsoft Commercial Business
Interview experience
63.8% positive
Interview difficulty
3.08 out of 5
Interview process length
40 days on average
Practise explaining technical decisions, product tradeoffs and customer impact clearly.
Q: How would you design and test the security of a web page?
A: Clarify the threat model, map trust boundaries, and cover authentication, authorization, input handling, data protection and testing.
Q: How would you count subtree sums in a binary tree?
A: Use a post-order traversal so each node can combine the sums returned by its children.
Q: Solve a graph problem using breadth-first search and binary search.
A: Separate the monotonic decision condition from graph traversal, then prove why binary search narrows the valid answer.
Q: Design a system where users post different content types and receive a unique shareable URL.
A: Start with requirements and scale, then describe identifiers, storage, metadata, access control, caching and failure handling.
Practise explaining technical decisions, product tradeoffs and customer impact clearly.
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View postMicrosoft Corporation is a global technology company that develops cloud, productivity, AI, gaming and personal-computing products and services.
