The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft in Jan 2009
Interview
Lots of questions around managing projects and various development methodologies, specifically Scrum Also since this was a manager position, there were several questions regarding managing employees, poor performers, etc. Several design questions too.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you create and launch a beta for office 2010?
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Microsoft (Santa Clara, CA) in July 2011
Interview
Applied online and worked with recruiter. The interview process took about a week, with 2 phone interviews and an all-day interview loop 30-45 mins per interviewer (total of 5 people)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Programming questions - differences between various sorting algorithms and asked to explain advantages and disadvantages with each. General business problem solving questions. How to tackle difficult employees, etc