The OA was two Leetcode Medium questions, although the difficulty seemed to vary from Easy to Medium. Optimisation was critical to pass the tests. I think it was first come first serve.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Combinations of binary digits, modifying strings in a certain manner.
I applied through university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Sydney) in Sept 2015
Interview
I applied via Campus. It took about 3 weeks to get an answer for the initial interview. First stage was interviewing at campus. 1 technical (asked to do in 15 minutes. You might not completely solve this question. Rather try to show the thinking process) and Resume questions were asked . After about 2 weeks later I was asked to fly to Sydney for on site interview.
Short interview over the phone about the neurodiversity hiring program. The interviewer was very nice and the program is tailored to neurodiverse individuals. Adjustments allowed:
-Longer breaks between interviews.
-Don't have to tell your manager or anyone else about your neurodiverse nature.
-Don't have to prove your neurodiversity.
Generally, easy questions, but really depends on your interviewer. Format is 3 separate technical interviews. I had 1 interview where I was made to use a language I have never used before which was unlucky, but i think this is a rare case.