I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA) in Apr 2013
Interview
I flew into Seattle, stayed in a hotel for one night, and left for my onsite interview the next morning. I talked to three engineers in total, and was taken on a shuttle to each location. The whole interview process was really smooth and thorough.
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.