I applied through other source. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA) in Aug 2024
Interview
consists of multiple stages, each designed to assess different skills, such as technical proficiency, problem-solving abilities, and cultural fit, some application and screening, technical phone screen, behavioral Interview, etc, there is a lot of things, that they could check in this stages
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design a real-time data pipeline to process streaming data in real time
Coding test and 3 round of interview , Contacted via 3rd party.interview went well.last management round panel said you are good fit.Then they ghosted and didn't give offer.waste of time.
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Sept 2025
Interview
The process was tough but fair. There were two medium/hard sql questions, one easy leetcode style question, and one system design problem. Talked to 3 people in total for the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
We have a table of daily sales data. Write a query to calculate the 7-day rolling average revenue for each product, but exclude weekends from the calculation and handle gaps in the data.
Good process highly technical but skilled staff will gently guide you towards the correct thinking to arrive at the conclusion you think is most applicable. All digital, no in-person for early stages (though this might be different later).
