I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft in Feb 2024
Interview
Everything was ok.
First I had a screening call with an HR lady.
Soon after there was an interview day with 4 stages one after another, 45 minutes for each.
I didn't land that job, so after all I had a call with the HR lady giving a feedback.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1 LC medium.
Low-lvl design on "how to integrate that 3rd party library that an app"
System design was about integrating LLM to an app.
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.