I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6 days. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Aug 2016
Interview
The team was very helpful at Microsoft, and they were very professional throughout the whole process.
The process was a bit tiring, but that should be expected when interviewing with a big company. It was a total of 4 interviews over the course of 4 hours.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
All of the questions were strictly algorithms/problem solving questions
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.