The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (New York, NY)
Interview
Overall the process was good. I just felt that the position for which I was interviewing, they have already selected someone and they were just doing a formality because they have told me that before that I have cleared telephonic round. When the recruiter called me to tell me the result he mentioned you had less experience compared to the person whom team has selected. Felt really bad because they should have not given me a call if I was less experience.
Positive experience
Average interview
Application
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.