I applied through university. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
I went an on campus interview by the invitation of a MS recruiter.
I showed up on that day, and the interviewer was a male, and he looks very tired.
But the worst thing is that he did not listen to my response at all. When I have questions or want to clarify, i always need to say a lot of time...he was like aha? sorry? Then I say again.
This was a very bad experience.
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.