I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Bengaluru) in Oct 2017
Interview
Faced interview for Support engineer position on SQL DBA. Interview would be very deep technical for two rounds then all are management rounds. Totally 7 rouds i faced
2 technical, 1 hire manager, 1 communication round, then coffie connect with 2nd and 3rd round people, then one more technical and then Group manager round
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Interview would be very deep technical for two rounds then all are management rounds
The interview process consisted of 3 rounds, 2 technical, 1 Managerial round. Technical rounds focused on what you have mentioned in the resume, so be well prepared for it. Technical round was bit tough.
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The interviewer focused more on the Windows OS stack.
After your resume is accepted, you will go through two individual interviews on the same day.
Each interview will be conducted online with one or two interviewers from the relevant department.
The first interview lasts 40 minutes and the second lasts 30 minutes.
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They often asked about my motivation for applying and my experiences working in a team.
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Microsoft (Sydney) in Feb 2025
Interview
Interview was with 8 other people who all joined at the same time. During the interview, no other interviewers put on their cameras during the entire interview. Two additional people entered the Teams interview 20 minutes late.
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What would you do when a senior IT manager was saying they are losing money every minute, how would you approach this issue?