I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (San Francisco, CA) in Jan 2016
Interview
I had two on-site interviews, probably because they knew that I am a local. The first interview was rather brief and informal; basically the same as a technical phone screen, but in person. The second was a full-day onsite with five engineers. I also had lunch with some non-technical people with whom I would potentially be working on the same team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Because I was applying for a full-stack web dev role, two of my interviewers were back-end engineers, so they asked a lot of SQL questions.
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.
The interview was a long process. There was first the recruiter screen, which was followed by a 4-loop interview structure that covered technical, behavioral, and system design. The interviewers were very kind and accommodating.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
After my application to ClipChamp - Microsoft, a recruiter reached out and scheduled my first interview. It was about basic interview questions and background analysis. After that I had my technical interview. The recruiter specifically said that I would be facing medium hacker rank questions. So I prepared accordingly. However, what I actually got was to analyse an application and re work it according to new requirements. I felt like I was set up for failure on purpose. Didn’t even hear back after that interview.
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