I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft in Jan 2025
Interview
Recruiter screening then onsite interview (3 rounds) with last interview being bar raiser type of interview.
One behavioral
One dsa and system design
One dsa and behavioral ( bar raiser - normally don't ask for dsa in this round, but they asked me bcz i only had one dsa round in the whole interview process)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you join two tables books and author with no foreign id or no common columns.?
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.