I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Feb 2020
Interview
I applied on their website, and was contacted in a month for a phone screen. The hiring manager asked a fairly basics design question, and ended the interview stating interest in having me come for an on-site. The on-site consisted of 5 interviews and a lunch in the team's offices.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a file hierarchy, write an algorithm to traverse the hierarchy and process data in the file system.
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.