I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft in Apr 2022
Interview
There is one 60min technical phone screen as a first round mostly discussing your technical background. If you do well there, you’ll have 4-5 60min technical interviews as a final round with 15min breaks in between and a longer break for lunch if your interviews are all the same day. 5-10 min may be spent on behavioral questions and learning about your experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mostly medium LeetCode style questions. Why are you interested in this team?
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.