I applied through other source. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA)
Interview
was tagged by recruiting at a school career day expo (though I wasn't a student at the time, just attending), was called about 2 weeks later and since local, brought in for an all day interview that started late morning, visited each office and was asked to white board technical questions explaining my thought processes as I did it, then was also asked about my shipping products experience or other theoretical 'what would you do in such a situation' project management like situations
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
asked to create a particular algorithm for a hash table scenario. the scenario was confusing and I didn't know how to even start. was not given any clarification when asked, just told to do it. I did a regular hash table and could tell that wasn't what he wanted but he just huffed and said we were done, and went to fetch the next interviewer.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
Had to meet with 4 interviewers, the last one being the optional “as appropriate” interview. All coding questions. You are evaluated on how you solve the problems. I was very nervous which wasn’t held against me.
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Jan 2021
Interview
There were many interviewers, each providing a few coding questions. They are not too easy, not too difficult. It was very fair and the interviewers were fun to talk with.
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Microsoft (Bellevue, WA) in Feb 2018
Interview
Excellent process and thorough. I interviewed with several engineers. Prompt follow up. They also set up all the travel and other arrangements for a successful interview. There was some waiting time between interviews however.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
They asked me a technical question about sampling a rotating platter which was half black and half white, and to understand the minimal number of samples required in order to determine the color under the sensor. It had to do with the Nyquist rate.
