Research Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 40% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Scientist roles take an average of 25 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Microsoft overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft as a Research Scientist according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 40%
Background check: 20%
Presentation: 20%
Skills test: 20%
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Coding interview followed with BQ questions the interviewer is really nice but the questions are very hard. It is middle to hard letcode style problems and also torch operations coding questions. For the BQ, if you have read about amazon experineces, you will end up pretty good.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Boston, MA) in Jan 2024
Interview
The interview included both behavior and technical parts. I was also given the opportunity to ask questions. The entire process was friendly and engaging, although I didn't find the position a superb fit for me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Could you tell me about yourself and describe your background in brief?
4, 1 hour long individual interviews to determine fit, technical abilities, and collaboration potential.
Each interview is casual but goes through a set list of questions.
There is a 1 hour job talk in the middle of the day that is given to a larger group of researchers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I cannot share the questions here. Similar to why Microsoft.