I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (San Jose, CA) in Feb 2016
Interview
First Stage: In Person Interview in local area.
Second Stage: Flown out to california. Talk to recruiter on the one phone before your series of interviews on campus. I had three interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would be your thought process in designing elevators for a building?
Interviewed at Microsoft but I did not get an offer. Team was nice and there were free drinks and some snacks on site which was a plus. I would love to apply and interview again!
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA)
Interview
Typical behavioral interview process. STAR format style interview questions. Why do you want to work at Microsoft, tell me about a time questions, greatest strengths, greatest weaknesses. Consisted of a recruiter screening, and three back to back interviews with senior and principal PMs.
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Belgrade) in Mar 2026
Interview
It was a level II and it was a great chat with the interviewer. More questions about my past experience, how I handled new features, change of requirements and my thoughts about AI replacing or writing code.
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