I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Herzliya)
Interview
technical one, with a senior developer. All the usual, about me and my experience, about the role (cortana), then we went to technical question on the board. She let me email her things I didn't have time to answer in the interview which was nice
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
you have a tree, return the longest path from root to a leaf. talked about time complexity. then another function that when you needed to use the first function. A little more complex
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.