I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in May 2018
Interview
1) The first round was telephonic- He asked me one question from data structures. I got the onsite interview on the same day.
2) Followed by 3 onsite interviews - Each interview was 45 min to 1 hr. After the second round of interview, the third interviewer took me for lunch. They provided accommodation, travel, and food
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
All the questions were on Data structures only.
- Given input matrix , start and end index find sum between them
- String reversal followed by sentence reversal
- Find celebrity
- Find all subsets of given set.
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.