I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Microsoft (Bengaluru) in Mar 2020
Interview
Had a phone screen round. They asked me about my past experience and 2 programming questions.
It went well from my side but I got a reject email in just a few hours. Called and email the hr to make sure there wasnt any mixup but there was no response from their end.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Search in a 2D matrix II
Longest contiguous subarray
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.