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Microsoft Cloud Solution Architect Interview Experience

Microsoft · Mid level · Solutions Architect

ResultRejected
Timespan1 week
DifficultyMedium
Rounds1

Interview process

The main technical and System design Interview was with the panel. It was a very long interview that took about 2 hours. All of the interviewers seemed very satisfied with my explanations and reasoning. I kept on engaging them during the session, my system design explanations were also very accurate, and pinpointed.

I had another session, also about an hour long; he mostly focused on my previous projects and my overall experience in the market.

During my second interview, that single interviewer (who was absent in the first one) kept on rehearsing that they needed someone with hands-on experience on Azure, which was very confusing for me, and maybe in the end, that became the reason for my being rejected.

Interview rounds · 1

  1. 1

    Technical round

    TechnicalBehavioral
    1. Q1. Design Ride Hailing system like Uber and specially focus on Matching Algorithms and Geo Partioning

Tips from the candidate

For this specific Cloud Solution Architect role, not only focus on System Design and Cloud concepts like scalability, Replication, Cluster management, but also make sure that you are giving examples related to the Azure environment. You have enough knowledge of major Azure tools, their trade-offs, and bottlenecks.

Company culture

The recruiter was very supportive and accommodating.

Details

CompanyMicrosoft
RoleSolutions Architect
LevelMid level
LocationQatar
InterviewedSep 2025
Questions asked1