I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft in May 2022
Interview
Typical Software Engineer Tech Interview. I was contacted by a recruiter/sourcer to start interviewing, and after a very basic phone screen, I had a 45 minute tech screen with an engineer. After passing that, I had a remote on-site consisting of 4 45 minute tech interviews. The first 15 minutes of each call was for a behavioral question and a discussion about the role, and the final 30 minutes was a LeetCode/coding problem. Most of the LeetCode questions were Easy/Mediums.
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Question 1
Set up a linked list class and find if there are any duplicates
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.
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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.