I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Hertzlija) in Aug 2015
Interview
was refered by a friend of mine and got called to set up an interview by a recruiter.
1st interview was 1.5 hours with two engineers who asked about my expirienced and specifically a project I worked on lately and then gave me two questions in which I had two find a solution under the restrictions they gave me and write code.
two days later I was called to say I passed and to schedule another interview.
seconed interview was also 1.5 hours with group manager who gave me a mini spec and asked me to find a solution and write code for it. 3 days later I got a call that I did not pass
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
find length of linked list (with various restrictions and end cases)
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.
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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.