I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Microsoft (Sydney) in Jan 2014
Interview
Phone interview followed by in person interviews, there can be up to four interviews each with different goals, each interview was technical. You will not necessarily get all four interviews.
One interview was had a design question, two had algorithms questions and one had an implementation question. Between the interviews you are sat with a recruiter in a room with the other potential candidates. The recruiter talked about Seattle, Microsoft.
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.