I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Dublin, Dublin) in Jun 2021
Interview
Passed the first coding interview, invested 4 hours of my day to complete the final stage that were 4 interviews in total ( system design, coding, "software design" and competencies). Didn't enjoy the process, some of the interviewers did not put much effort to make the conversations comfortable and fluid.
Finally, I was ghosted, did not get any feedback and only found out I was not selected after looking at the candidate home page 1 week later. I did not get further feedback from recruiter, not even an automated email with the final status.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
When you worked on a failed project
When you took ownership of feature
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.