I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (New York, NY) in Apr 2019
Interview
Contacted by recruiter and she setup the loop in 2 weeks time. Had horrific interviewing experience in Microsoft Bangalore office. I was asked to come by 8:30AM. My interview did not start until 9:30 AM. Had two back to back rounds with a break of 15 mins and finished them by 12PM. Feedback seemed positive from first two rounds and I was asked to wait for another round. Waited for 1 hour and recruiter was roaming clueless. He then directed me for lunch that I wrapped up by 1:30PM. Interview did not start until almost 3PM and I was becoming little restless. And then had a lifeless interview where interviewer had no interest to take my interview. There was absolutely no dialogue that happened in the interview let alone any intellectual conversation. I wish I had left Microsoft office by 12 PM. I felt happy as I walked out of Microsoft. I had realized it's not the company where I would like to work.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
General Project Design and System Design questions.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft in Jan 2025
Interview
1st round with HM - focussed more on past work experiences.
After that full loop 4 rounds with team - Coding, Design, Behavioral, People management.
I was interviewing for security role, so most design questions were focussed on security concepts - data protection, encryption algorithms etc
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain RSA key encryption and secure boot signature verification
Excellent interview process, I was treated respectfully and nicely. There was a technical interview, a design interview, an HR interview and a management interview. All were good and went well. I would really like to work there
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Cambridge, MA) in Mar 2022
Interview
First round after the recruiter. Virtual interview via Teams.
Interviewer was quite easy to talk with and created a smooth "environment".
Interviewer answered in details all questions I asked. We had a good exchange comparing my experience with the environment at Microsoft Cambridge.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How to achieve consensus when engineers don't agree on a design solution ?
Several technical questions about the projects described on my resume.