I applied through other source. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Microsoft (Nairobi) in Jan 2022
Interview
It was a short 30 min first-round interview where the questions were mostly based on getting to understand your technical capacity and your experiences. At the end you are given a question and given 5 mins to come up with a solution which you will explain to the interviewer.
The interviewer told me that at this phase they don't really look at the coding ability because that is something that can be taught while on the job but instead they usually look for interpersonal and problem-solving skills without forgetting teamwork of course. Overall it is not as hard as everyone on the internet makes it seem but it is best you be prepared.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What Microsoft product do you like and why?
What could you change about the Microsoft product and why?
Tell me how you would explain multi-threading to a non-technical person
What is one time you dealt with a difficult team mate and how did you navigate the situation?
What is the hardest project you've worked on so far?
I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Microsoft (Dublin, Dublin) in Nov 2021
Interview
HR screening with typical behavioural questions. Like Why Microsoft, why I chose computer science, etc. At the end I got asked a little brain teaser that threw me off guard to be honest
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are your favorite Microsoft Products and why?
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
Microsoft Interview Experience: Simple traversing binary tree question, followed by questions one would expect like "Why do you want to work at Microsoft?", "What is your tech experience/background", "What excites you about tech?", ect.