I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Microsoft (Washington, DC) in Feb 2022
Interview
Screening round. Question can be rated as LC M, dynamic programming. Interviewer forced me to use java even though I said that I preferred to use python3.
Interviewer was very nice, but question was more of an onsite question.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a UNIX file path return an array of sizes for every directory or file in that path (you are given some helper functions)
eg /foo/cat.txt will return and array output = [1000, 3000, 500]
where
10000 is the size of /
3000 is the size of foo/
5000 is the size of cat.txt
Was a typical first round recruiter screen - pretty straightforward but didn't end up getting moved vforwards. Prompt, Professional and overall a good experience. They asked me about my background, explained the role and it was with the recruitment team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe your background going into detial in each role
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.