I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Ciudad de Mexico) in Sep 2023
Interview
A recruiter made this process as terrible as possible. I didn't expect such attitude and have never seen such unprofessional behaviour: 1) Lack of communication Normally, our communication looked like this: - I write a mail - They ignore me, I don't get a response - In 3-4 days I write again and only then they answer. Every time I was feeling very uncomfortable, seemed that only I interested in work there. 2) The offer was shameful. It was more than 2 times lower than my current salary. Before process started, I shared my current salary and expectations. Finally I received the very low offer, which is obviously not acceptable. Once I expressed my concern, they asked again about my current salary. So, they were not aware about it, because they just didn't pay attention on numbers that I shared at the very beginning. If they had done this - both sides would have not wasted so much time on the process that doesn't make any sense.
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- Very detailed questions about experience with all technical details. - Questions about concurrency - Average / hard leetcode problems - Typical behavioural questions - about situations, motivation and so on
Expect a lengthy hiring process that can take at least two months from start to finish. In my experience, there was approximately one month of interviews followed by another month waiting for the final decision. Be prepared for a slow timeline, especially after completing all interview stages.
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Tell me about a time where have above and beyond for a customer
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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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