I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Melbourne) in Mar 2018
Interview
The process was very fast, recruiter contacted me and asked to assign for an interview. I just scheduled and did the interview. The interviewer was not a software engineer but a program manager and asked a lot of comportamental questions. The other problem was really strange and he could not follow with some pretty basic ideas. Terrible experience.
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.