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Microsoft Program Manager interview questions

based on 631 ratings - Updated Mar 17, 2026

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Program Manager Interview

May 2, 2017

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

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Application

I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Microsoft (Peking, Peking) in Dec 2016

Interview

One week after I submitting the resume, there was a telephone interview from talent source for some general questions. At the same week I got an face-to-face technical interview from the employer department, which I failed.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

How to separate 3 barrels of 8L oil, providing you have 3 empty barrels and endless oils? （I forget the capacity of barrels）

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Program Manager Interview

Apr 26, 2017

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Neutral experience

Difficult interview

Application

I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA) in Feb 2017

Interview

I got 4 back to back interviews and I didn't get the offer. I guess one lunch interview where I got pushed around a lot and it didn't go well. Didn't get any feedback. Normally, if there are 5 interviews, the candidates will have an offer.

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Question 1

Explain and teach something I don't know (White Boarding the whole concept)

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Question 2

You are a PM for MS developer API , so what are the things you will consider and why? (White Boarding)

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Question 3

You are a PM for a solution that will engage waiting customers at the high end restaurant. Come up with 1) Business Case 2) Customers Segment 3) Customers persona 4) Feature List 5) Wire Frame diagram 6) User Stories 7) Project execution and RoadMap (this was my lunch interview, white boarding)

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Question 4

Explain your internship project and white board the end to end flow.

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Program Manager Interview

Apr 4, 2017

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Neutral experience

Application

I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft in Nov 2016

Interview

It was a half an hour long face to face interview. Few behavioural questions were asked and a programming question was asked in the end. The interviewer was very humble and nice.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Tell me about yourself.

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Program Manager Interview

May 2, 2017

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Microsoft (Peking, Peking) in Dec 2016

Interview

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

How to separate 3 barrels of 8L oil, providing you have 3 empty barrels and endless oils? （I forget the capacity of barrels）

Answer question

Program Manager Interview

Apr 26, 2017

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Neutral experience

Difficult interview

Application

I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA) in Feb 2017

Interview

Interview questions [4]

Question 1

Explain and teach something I don't know (White Boarding the whole concept)

Answer question

Question 2

You are a PM for MS developer API , so what are the things you will consider and why? (White Boarding)

Answer question

Question 3

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Question 4

Explain your internship project and white board the end to end flow.

Answer question

Program Manager Interview

Apr 4, 2017

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Neutral experience

Application

I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft in Nov 2016

Interview

It was a half an hour long face to face interview. Few behavioural questions were asked and a programming question was asked in the end. The interviewer was very humble and nice.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Tell me about yourself.

Answer question

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