I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Jul 2021
Interview
Got the interview through a recruiter, entire process took almost 45 days. Initially received a coding challenge and which a call with the recruiter.
Finally the 4 round loop, all rounds were single person (one-to-one) interviews taken by Indians. First two rounds went well but the last round felt as if he is totally disinterested in the interview process itself. Felt unprofessional and seemed like every one were sharing the interview notes with each other
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.