I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA) in Aug 2019
Interview
One of the recruiters contacted me through Linkedin. Shared four positions for which he is hiring and asked me to rate them 1 to 4 (1 being highest priority). he scheduled a technical screening with the hiring manager. The hiring manager asked 2 -3 questions about my present experience, Masters project. he shared a codility link, posted a question then he asked my approach. once I gave the solution he asked me to code.The question was implement a queue using two stacks. On the same day, I received call from the HR notifying me I was selected for onsite. Onsite consists of 4 interviews and one lunch interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Data Structures and Algorithms (Tree, Stack, Finding Duplicate number)
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.