I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA) in Jan 2019
Interview
The interviewer asked my several questions about my projects , not hard
later on he asked me some basic things about compiler and program analysis, not hard either
last, he asked me about several ways of debugging a compiler bug, like using log, dumping memory layout...
and also, he asked me several questions about my paper and research experience
Had a coding round which was Leetcode based questions and many people failed in the first round. It was on-campus drive and only one person made to final round. He went through technical interview, HR interview and landed the job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Leetcode questions, coding question in prefered coding language
Stage 1: Take-Home Assessment – A 1-hour coding assignment consisting of two technical questions (one Easy and one Medium).
Stage 2: Virtual Interview Day – A Zoom-based interview day comprising three consecutive interviews.
Star method completely end to end with 3 interviews in the same day. It was online and then we were split into rooms. You mess up one and you mess up all