The overall interview process was quite relaxed. The interviewers were interested in managing experience, the coding or architectural questions were either simple or interviewers doesn't dig too deep. The final offer was SDE II (62) while initialy I was interviewed for Senior (63+). They explained a motivation that promotion is not a problem, while demotion is a problem if I didn't match the expectations. It was really strange considering they didn't dig my skills in depth. For that time I've already had much better offers do I declined it. The process seemed to be very strange and random.
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.