I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Microsoft (Bellevue, WA) in Feb 2019
Interview
- Phone interview with a recruiter
- Coding interview on the phone
- Onsite which consisted of 3 interview rounds
During onsite, I met with 3-4 supposed team-mates. All of them were very nice and helpful throughout the process.
Recruiter was helpful and responded on time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions were Medium leetcode level / CTCI . The last technical onsite round consisted of a system design question.
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Melbourne)
Interview
After submitting an online application, I received a HackerRank assessment after passing the resume screening stage, then I was rejected after completing the assessment and did not proceed to further interview rounds.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The assessment consisted of two LeetCode-medium-level coding questions to be completed within 75 minutes.
45 mins technical interview with a member of their San fran team. Very relaxed and informal but questions were focused and lots of follow ups. Easy to schedule as was over video conferencing platform
Straightforward technical loop overall, with strong interviewers at every stage. I genuinely enjoyed the in-depth conversations around technical challenges and algorithmic problem-solving — the entire process felt well-structured and genuinely engaging.