I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Sep 2018
Interview
Long interview process with modestly difficult questions; approximately Codeforces C level difficulty. Interviewers cared more about soft skills and ability to reason outside the box (i.e., how would you change the question to make your algorithm more efficient?)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Compute the hamming distance between two bitstreams.
Expect a lengthy hiring process that can take at least two months from start to finish. In my experience, there was approximately one month of interviews followed by another month waiting for the final decision. Be prepared for a slow timeline, especially after completing all interview stages.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time where have above and beyond for a customer
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