Microsoft Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) interview questions

As this was my first big interview, my experience felt like a whirlwind. I was notified a week to the day before I was to interview at Microsoft's Redmond's Campus. I made it past the first on-campus interview two weeks prior. I was asked to implement a C function that searches a string within a source string( "strstr()" ). I didn't have much time to review, needless to say. I flew into Seattle a day before the interview. That night, there was an nice networking event where we got to meet with our recruiters and even talk with some of the interviewers. The interview process was pretty extensive. I had 4 interviews each 45 minutes long, with 15 minute breaks and between each. The questions ranged from implementing basic data structures on a white board (I was asked to make a Linked List) and some logic problems in my last interview. They even asked me the classic Fizz Buzz function to implement (Google it, or Bing it). I was also asked some basic relational database questions regarding foreign keys and primary keys. I felt like I was unprepared and consequently psyched myself out somewhat. After the interview, a reviewer will notify you if you have a job offer or not. They'll also go over how you did and what you could improve on your resume or skill set. They did a wonderful job and were incredibly professional about everything throughout the process. Here are some tips: Get some sleep. Try to relax during the interview. Don't over optimize your code until after you're done ( I did this on at least two occasions and overlooked some obvious things in my code because I was nervous). Be comfortable with writing at least 2 languages on a white board, one system (C), one object-oriented(Java, C++, C#). Review your database concepts too if you're familar with them. Finally, and most importantly, be yourself. They're more interested in how you think and approach a problem. Hope this helped some soon-to-be college graduates out there! Good Luck