I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft in Feb 2020
Interview
A long process of built of many sessions. Started with zoom talk that was more HR like, than It moved on to three more technical interviews, the last one was the longest and more challenging one.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Detect cycle in List, implement merge of mergesort,construct BST from inorder and preorder traversals
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.