I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft (Orlando, FL) in Aug 2016
Interview
The interview process was very nerve wracking because there were 2-3 interviewers and just me. However, they were very friendly and able to ask difficult yet approachable questions and not completely lose me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Without using any standard libraries, how would you create a program to find the square root of a number X?
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.