I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Mar 2013
Interview
It was multiple people over 4 hours long with lots of whiteboarding questions! Consisted of several rounds over four hours long. Extremely in-depth and Brutal. Both personality, interpersonal skills as well as history of projects and techinical skills
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft in Oct 2015
Interview
Interview questions weren't difficult. Interviewers were okay. Pathetic hiring HR, no coordination. Doesn't give proper feedback. Can reject for stupid reasons. People with wrong attitude in HR. Very lengthy process. Need to follow up.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Dec 2015
Interview
Took online tech screening and was invited to recruiting event. There were four technical rounds. The recruiters are amazing and make sure you have a very good experience interviewing at Microsoft. Interviewers were very friendly and helpful.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
NDA. Questions were mostly on arrays and trees. Not very difficult.