I applied through college or university. The process took 12 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Sep 2017
Interview
Submitted resume at a career fair at school, heard back 2 weeks later for a phone interview but was told all positions had been filled but I would be considered for the next round. Heard back 1 Year later and got flown to Seattle for last round of interviews. Full day process with 4 back to back interviews
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you hold the results of a large factorial calculation? Implement it
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.