I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Belgrade, Central Serbia) in May 2021
Interview
Very nice experience! 2 algorithmic interviews and 2 ML interviews. For algorithmic, both were easy to medium leetcode-style questions. For ML, one was about basics of ML, statistics, data analysis and the other was little more specific topic like NLP.
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2 algorithmic interviews and 2 ML interviews. For algorithmic, both were easy to medium leetcode-style questions. For ML, one was about basics of ML, statistics, data analysis and the other was little more specific topic like NLP.
First an online test in which students were shortlisted. Then there was a 2-3 round interview depending on how well you did the interview. This is for On Campus interviews . The online test was based on machine learning mcqs and a programming questions to develop ml models in both python and R
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Explain SVM, General questions regarding machine learning concepts
The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Belgrade, Central Serbia) in Apr 2021
Interview
Interviewers were really nice. We talked about basics of machine learning as well as some deep learning techniques. There was also a leetcode-style interview, leetcode-easy difficulty. They were always pleasant and didn't interrupt me.
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What are autoencoders, how do they work, how do they learn?
Machine Learning Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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