I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft (Bellevue, WA) in Jul 2015
Interview
First saw this hiring post at a software conference.
After sending my resume, got interview request in about 1 week.
It was supposed to be a phone interview, but I went to the interviewer's office because I am local. The interviewer was pretty nice and I had a positive experience over all.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Imagine that you work for AT&T. Describe a system that manage phone numbers.
The system should offer the following functions:
1) allocate a phone number.
2) cancel a phone number.
3) suggest up to 5 phone numbers that have not been allocated. (such as for a family plan)
The suggested phone numbers should be consecutive.
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.