I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Gainesville, FL) in Oct 2016
Interview
Got selected for next round in career fair event. I was called for technical round next day on campus. interviewer was friendly and did not ask me very difficult questions. Two weeks later they said that their positions got filled and they will let me know if I got selected for next round in February or so.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Technical Round on campus- BST (check if a BST or not, Merge two BSTs)
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.