I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Lund, Skåne) in Oct 2012
Interview
It does not apply to me as I moved to Microsoft during Nokia acquisition. However, during Nokia times interview had two parts. First over a phone convercation regarding my CV and some technical questions. Then I got an invitation and flight tickets to Sweden (I stayed abroad back then) for a short chat and meeting with my future team members.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Something about photography... don't remember that well (it was 3 years ago).
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.