I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
Had a short behavioral chat about why CS and why Microsoft esp. what work at Microsoft I wanted to do and then 1 tech question. Interviewer was generally helpful and chill.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a 3x3x3 array, x,y,z coordinates of my next move and whether my character is a tic or a tac, tell me if i've won the 3d tic-tac-toe game
I applied through their website with a referral, after a month or so they sent me a home exam, I think about a month after that i had 3 interviews in the same day, each one around 1:15 hours.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
implement a dictionary where you have set,get and setAll, all in O(1)
The hiring process consists of a HackerRank home exam, followed by three technical interviews covering LeetCode-style problems and system architecture. Once this is done, you will have a final HR interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I had a technical interview where I was asked to solve the classic 'Climbing Stairs' problem (LeetCode #70), which is a dynamic programming question based on the Fibonacci sequence.
One HR interview, then two problem-solving interviews (beginer level) on HackerRank. You can choose the best programming language for you to use in solving problems. You should think out loud to enable your interviewer to understand how you would think to solve the problem.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Find the lowest difference between two numbers in a list