I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
3 interviews of 70 minutes each, 1 design and project presentation with manager and 2 technical leetcode interviews with one question each.
supposed to be 30 min break between each interview (i got less time and one of me interviews was almost 2 hours)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
to return the minimum number of characters (from a-z) deletion from a string, so that will not be a letter that the number it appears is equal to another letter's appearence number.
example - aabb -> 1 deletion so will have abb or aab
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft in Sep 2023
Interview
After Codility OA, virtual interview with people from different teamt and seniority. Everyone was very pleasant and helped along the way, from recruter to every interviewer. The process was very long (waiting time in between phases), which is besides the difficulty, the only downside.
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Microsoft (Hyderabad) in Nov 2024
Interview
There were 3 rounds:
1. Coding round online. Codility platform
2. Technical round:
1. I introduced my self and he shared another codility link and asked me 2 questions. 1 on OOPS and the other on DSA.
2. I explained every step and started with a verifying the question and pseudocode before jumping into the actual code.
3. HR round: He asked me situational questions. Something about my resume, my experiences in college where I tookup leadership positions or worked with a team. Other extra curricular activities etc.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you approach a situation where your friend or collegue asked for your participation in a task but you are not that interested?