I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft in Jan 2019
Interview
They asked my research area, programming skills, the basic understanding of the area, and what want to do during the summer. Two weeks later they sent me an offer letter and asked me about my prefer working content.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your research area, how could you contribute to our team?
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
This was an interview for a research internship.
A researcher of the one research team in Microsoft Research conducted my interview.
I briefly introduced my research and we discussed about it.
There was no coding interview.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
First, algorithm interview. Three tasks, need to be done in C++.
Second, operating system/computer architecture interview. Basic knowledge for CS students.
Last, research interview, tell your previous research works.
And the lead researcher will give you a call next following days to discuss with you about the time suitable for internship.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
find a shortest path between two nodes in a given graph.