I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA) in Mar 2023
Interview
The coding interview is easy but the system design interview was difficult and needs knowledge of cloud, distributed systems in details. For coding interview, they asked about cherry pickup in both directions and how to find optimal number of cherry instead of greedy approach which picks max in separately.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design social media network that provides ads partner to target users based on age/location etc.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Palo Alto, CA) in Mar 2019
Interview
I went through Microsoft's interview process, which kicked off with a series of back-to-back virtual interviews. They included both behavioral and technical questions, handled by senior team members. The final round was an "As-Appropriate" interview with a high-ranking manager who decided on the spot about my hiring. The whole process took a couple of weeks to a month, where they evaluated me on collaboration, customer focus, and adaptability. I prepared thoroughly, even practiced with the STAR framework for responses. It was quite the experience!
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Bengaluru) in Jun 2023
Interview
3 stages. Phone interview was the first one, then a design interview, and algorithms interview was the final one. I haven't heard back from them after the final interview. Tried to reach out to them, but no response after 3months