I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Oct 2017
Interview
The Interview experience was very positive. Actually, it was a hiring-event so there were 32 people in total participated in the even. It started at 8am in the morning. People are split into individual room waiting for interviewers. Four rounds interview for candidates, and candidates were evaluated by different software engineers and managers. Each round is about 45 minutes including slight behavior questions, and heavy white-board coding questions. 3 or 4 days after interview, your recruiter will contact you with whatever feedback the team provided.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Behavioral questions and Coding questions in general.
Coding question for me was not too difficult as I prepared for really long time. If you have good foundation of Algorithm concept and Data structure, it should not be hard to answer. But you still need to polish your white-board coding skills and explanatory abilities before going to onsite. Communication is the most important thing during the interview. It helps you to understand the question and requirement better before your actually start coding on the board.
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.