I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Feb 2016
Interview
Applied online. Recruiter contacted me and set up a phone screen. The phone screen was for 45 minutes and consisted of puzzles and questions about my resume, past experiences, projects, etc. Got a reply within 2 days that I had cleared the phone round and would move on to the onsite interviews. It took almost 2 months to schedule the onsite due to scheduling conflicts. Onsite interviews started after lunch and consisted of 4 back to back interviews of about 45 mins each. 3 of them were coding and 1 was a design problem. All on the whiteboard.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
DS and algorithms based. Questions similar to the moderate/ hard from CTCI.
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Melbourne)
Interview
After submitting an online application, I received a HackerRank assessment after passing the resume screening stage, then I was rejected after completing the assessment and did not proceed to further interview rounds.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The assessment consisted of two LeetCode-medium-level coding questions to be completed within 75 minutes.
45 mins technical interview with a member of their San fran team. Very relaxed and informal but questions were focused and lots of follow ups. Easy to schedule as was over video conferencing platform
Straightforward technical loop overall, with strong interviewers at every stage. I genuinely enjoyed the in-depth conversations around technical challenges and algorithmic problem-solving — the entire process felt well-structured and genuinely engaging.