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Microsoft Azure Compute Experience | Chances/Expectations from AA round

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Hello all,
Brief Background
I have been recently reached by Microsoft recruiter for a role with Azure Compute.
As I have 2+ years of experience (that too including internships), recruiter initially asked me for SDE-1 (mentioning that I did not have enough experience) role but as I have told that I will be promoting to SDE-2 in July (at Amazon), so will consider only SDE-2 role. So he schedules my interview for SDE-2 role.

1st Round- DSA
Interviewer is some senior engineer and he gave me famous Leetcode problem of Asteroids collision and discussed different test cases. I solved the question without taking any hint but yes was facing some issue while code compiling and fix that during dry run.

2nd Round- LLD
Interviewer is PE and he initially discussed my current project I am working on later asks to design Rate Limiting. I was able to answer each and every question he asked and not a single time he figure out anything wrong in my solution.

After both the Round Recruiter told me that it is HIRE in both the round and she will schedule my third round after 30 min

3rd Round- LLD
Interviewer is a senior Manager, he initially discussed my role and work at current company then gave my LLD for designing a system to collaborate between different real estate companies. I think the discussion went really well. He seems satisfied with my solution. But later after interview I thinks that some things I can answer in a more better way. At the end he asks about my opinion on Code Quality and Security. I share my opnion and he seems satisfied.

3 round happens late in Friday Evening, and right now it is Saturday, so didn't have any update on 3rd round yet

My Requests from you all-

  • Share the work culture and work life balance of Azure Core Compute
  • What can I expect from AA round? Can I be rejected in that round?
  • Can they lowball me for SDE-1 role considering my work experience?
  • Salary expectations without any competing offer (will they consider Amazon SDE-2 salary for negotiation as I will be promoting in July)

Update- Got a call from recruiter for scheduling the last round (She calls it Hiring Manager round) and tells me that it will be behavioural and cultural fir round and will be no technical.
Is there still possibility that it can be technical round? What are chances for rejection in this round?

Update-
Last Round
After the introduction, interviewer asks me about my most difficult work experience. Then he moves to LLD problem (recruiter mentioned me that this round will not be technical). Problem is designing MS Excel, and implement the feature when we change the value of one cell, how the value of other cells will get changed, if the values are dependent on each other. I tried implementing using Composite Design pattern but I faces some problem and even try to use topo Sort but that clicks me towards the end of interview. I think I did not perform much well in this round as compared to previous rounds. As the time os going to over, so interviewer just asks my approach, he didn't mentioned anything that I am doing any thing wrong.

Post that he asks to me to ask clearifying questions. I asked about the team work and all. He gives me detail about the different teams in the org and even asks me which one I prefer so that he can ask for that team, we even discuss about job location and all. After this discussion I think that I might get an offer but still afraid what if they lowball me.

Still waiting for recruiter's response.

Update- Got mail to submit the documents regarding current compesnation and holding offer letters.

Update: Recruiter confirmed that I am selected for L61

Current TC- 28LPA

Thanks

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