I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft in Sept 2021
Interview
Applied online, got a 30 min call from a recruiter after three weeks. Got to the final rounds. Bombed the first interview because the interviewer asked me a DP problem and I froze, I let him know I'm not good at that so he then gave me a LC medium.
One hour break in between
Second Interviewer was super chill and didn't care about writing perfect code. He cared about logic and covering edge cases.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
House Robber LC
Spiral Matrix LC
sorted List of ints given, tell if the permutation is non repeating and valid
Was a typical first round recruiter screen - pretty straightforward but didn't end up getting moved vforwards. Prompt, Professional and overall a good experience. They asked me about my background, explained the role and it was with the recruitment team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe your background going into detial in each role
Expect a lengthy hiring process that can take at least two months from start to finish. In my experience, there was approximately one month of interviews followed by another month waiting for the final decision. Be prepared for a slow timeline, especially after completing all interview stages.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time where have above and beyond for a customer
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.