I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Mountain View, CA) in Jun 2014
Interview
The interview include a telephone screening and on-site interview with 5 people from same group. The interview questions is relatively easy. The on-site interview took a day and includes lunch with one of the group members. All people asked coding questions and some of them are more focused on domain knowledge than others. I thought I have passed the interview but then the HR came back and said they have hired more experience candidates.
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.