I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Los Angeles, CA) in Apr 2024
Interview
OOP Question
first got a call from recruiter and then scheduled an interview with HM
Hiring manager asked me some questions and then an OOP white board question, answered that but with some hesitations and this made me not to go further for the process I believe
He gave me a really good feedback that made me work on myself and I got couple offers afterwards in other 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.