I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA) in May 2015
Interview
The interview was too short because I didn't pass from the phone screen round.
The recruiter contact me on a day, and on the next day I did the interview. Extremely fast.
The recruiter told me about himself, about his team in Microsoft. Then we made the interview. Then he opened a time to questions. All the process took 30 minutes.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
What was the most difficult challenge that you have done, and why?
Technical question: Given an unordered list, return the smallest number larger than average.
I had (more or less) 10 minutes to solve and test the solution.
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.