I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Microsoft (Nairobi) in Jan 2019
Interview
Recruiter got in touch with me via LinkedIn. I scheduled a phone interview with her. The interview was more of a chat on my career; previous experience and future goals and a brief of the next interview step which was a coding interview.
In the coding interview , I was given a question on checking all possible combinations of words in a given string of letters.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Write a function for checking all possible combinations of words in a given string of letters.
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.