I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Mumbai) in Dec 2020
Interview
Recruited through university campus placement process. The first round was competitive coding over a third party platform, very simple questions, on the easier side of leetcode medium. There were two interview rounds in total, but some of my peers had three. The decision was given by the end of the day.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Technical questions about operating systems (interrupts, signals, etc.), some data structure and algorithm stuff over two rounds of interviews.
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.