I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Microsoft (Herzliya)
Interview
I first had to do an online test on codility which was one hour long and included 2 coding questions. After passing that, I had 5 interviews in the onsite interview day: one with HR, one with the hiring manager, a debugging interview, a coding and a design interview. They got back to me very quickly - by the next morning I received a call from the recruiter.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was asked to describe the design of my project at my previous employer and suggest alternative designs.
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.