I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Tokyo) in Aug 2019
Interview
One on-site tech/coding session (1 hour) following 3 rounds (i hour for each) tech/coding sessions.
The interview of the first round turned out to be the direct manager if you accepted the offer. The next 3 sessions were led by senior engineers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked some general search engine/machine learning-related questions like how to deal with the situation if there is a typo in the search query.
Coding questions include 3 Leetcode questions (2 string and array, 1 BFS), and some input parsing questions.
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.