I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Sep 2015
Interview
I submitted my resume in fall 2014, but they didn't reach out till March 2015. We did an on-campus interview. After a week they got back to me saying I did a good job but their headcount was full for summer 2015 internship. In August the university recruiter contacted me and let skipped the first round interview and flied me directly to HQ for 4 back to back interviews.
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.