I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Microsoft (Bengaluru) in Oct 2022
Interview
Round 0 - Online assessment on Codility - 2 questions Round 1 - Coding + High Level Design + a few technical questions Round 2 - Low level Design round Round 1, 2 held on same day with a gap of 10-15 minutes in the month of October 2022
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Round. 0 - Online Assessment 1. find peaks and valleys of an array 2. LC very easy question which I don't remember Round 1 Coding + Few technical questions + design coding - Find key in Binary Search key What is mocking/spying/stubbing differences? How to design `tail -n 100` (lines being 100) that we see in linux Round 2 - low level design How do you design and implement polling in IOT devices to connect to cloud There may not always be internet connection
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.