I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Dublin, Dublin) in Mar 2012
Interview
I attended an on-campus interview which consisted of two 30 minute interviews (one technical, the other with product focus) Then got invited to an on-site meeting (but due to visa problems, had to a live meeting instead). Although I was scheduled for 3 interviews that day, they decided not to carry on after the second one.
The on-campus technical interview was very easy. The product one was reasonable.
The first live meeting was like chat rather than an interview. I was asked about my experience (especially in user experience design). Second live meeting was about designing a product and possible way of incorporating it into a Microsoft product.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
How do you reverse the order of words in a given sentence?
(e.g. Today is sunny -> sunny is Today)
You have to write the code in a language of choice
Interviewed at Microsoft but I did not get an offer. Team was nice and there were free drinks and some snacks on site which was a plus. I would love to apply and interview again!
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA)
Interview
Typical behavioral interview process. STAR format style interview questions. Why do you want to work at Microsoft, tell me about a time questions, greatest strengths, greatest weaknesses. Consisted of a recruiter screening, and three back to back interviews with senior and principal PMs.
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Belgrade, Central Serbia) in Mar 2026
Interview
It was a level II and it was a great chat with the interviewer. More questions about my past experience, how I handled new features, change of requirements and my thoughts about AI replacing or writing code.
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