Two interviews are scheduled. First one is the research presentation about my recent works. Three research scientists join the interview and give brief technical questions. Second one is the technical screening with a software engineer.
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Question 1
research presentation: other available methods on my approach. simple questions and clarification on the slides. technical screening: implementation of backtracking algorithm. a simple question on bayesian probability.
The interview is about research, takes about 1 h, after that I didnt hear anything back even with followup emails. The recruitment portal is useless, and it never got updated. There is even no HR just with one of the team member from that group.
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA)
Interview
After I sent the initial email to the recruiter expressing my interest in the position, I received a detailed reply three days later. We have now successfully scheduled an introductory meeting via Microsoft Teams to discuss the opportunity further.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Most of the questions are based on personal resume
The Microsoft Research interview focuses on deep discussion of past research, probing technical understanding, experimental design, and reasoning. Expect open-ended problem solving, possible light coding, and evaluation of research maturity and motivation.