I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (New York, NY)
Interview
Expect multiple interviews and a panel interview at the end. Rigorous procedure.Expect multiple interviews and a panel at the end.In general, the process is very similar. Successful candidates will have a phone screen and 5 on campus interviews. The “phone screen” may actually be in person for college candidates interviewing on their campus. The interviews focus on solving problems using code, leveraging appropriate data structures and algorithms. I interviewed Program Managers at Microsoft and Security Engineers at Google, not Software Engineers, so I may be missing some nuances of Software Engineer interviews, but it's mostly the same.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Round 1 ) Comprised of an online MCQ test based on Classes & Objects, Pointers and Data Structures. Fairly simple if you know your basics. The results were announced after an hour. Round 2 ) This was an online coding test comprising of 2 questions based on Linked Lists and Trees. Similar to how other online coding platforms work, we had to evaluate our code against the test cases that were given ( not visible to us of course ) and we got about 1 hour to complete this.
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.