An hour long phone screen was setup. The process was really quick. Once I talked to the recruiter for the position over linkedin, a screening was scheduled. I was shared a link to a live code editor. The questions were not difficult at all. I would classify them as Leetcode easy, since they are pretty standard questions. However, I believe, the interviewer had a hard time understanding the solution I was trying to convey. This wasn't necessarily due to communication gaps, but more because, the interviewer had some solution in mind while asking the question and I did not spit out the exact one they wanted. I did not expect this from a company like Microsoft. There were no questions about thought process, algorithm efficiency and time-space trade-off discussions. Overall it was a really bad experience. I was rejected, despite having answered the questions correctly. Prep help: Microsoft does not seem to ask original or new questions and actually check your thought process. If you can do all the CTCI questions, you'll be in a good shape.