I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft in Jul 2021
Interview
Phone screen, followed by panel interview consisting of four 1:1 interviews with engineers. My recruiter was communicative and, though she was occasionally late on calls, highly responsive.
The only hiccup in the process was when she took a week of vacation after giving me the verbal offer (I fully support this) and passed my application to a different recruiter to complete the offer process. The other recruiter completely dropped the ball, and I had to call my recruiter when she came back to follow up on getting the offer details lined up.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The interview was effectively a series of coding challenges, with the occasional behavioral question thrown in.
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.