I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Microsoft (Dublin, Dublin) in Nov 2015
Interview
I'm a computer science student. The interview I did was over Skype for Business. The interview was about 30 minutes. The interviewer was very nice and allowed me to steer the conversation in whichever topic I wanted. After talking about myself I was given a programming challenge. Unfortunately it seems nerves got to me too much. At the end I was able to ask any questions that I wanted. Overall it was a good experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the difference between managed and unmanaged programming languages?
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.