I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Portugal) in Nov 2023
Interview
We went directly to a technical interview, which lasted one hour. It's been a month and a half, and still no answers, feedback, or further steps; the recruiter or HR rep in the contact list provided never replies. The process is still in progress on their career website.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Fictional case of a customer in a challenging situation.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Lissabon, Lissabon) in Apr 2022
Interview
Generic questions about the motivation for working at MSFT
SQL exercises around query plans
Three rounds of interviews, the second with two senior engineers and the last with 3 team leads.
First interview was just generic questions from a script.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What if you just need to answer "click this button", are you comfortable for that?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Kuala Lumpur) in Nov 2023
Interview
There were 3 rounds of interviews:
1st - 15min phone call with the recruiter
2nd - 45 min of Teams call with 2 Technical Advisors. You were given the product materials a week before and were asked the concept questions.
3rd - 30min with Peer Support Manager
4th - 50 min video call with direct hiring Support Manager (behavioral management questions)
The job requires rotational shifts, the HR and hiring manager explained how it worked and the support escalation process.