I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA) in Oct 2018
Interview
Flown out to Seattle. Was interviewed by 4 different people from 4 different teams. Was first asked questions about my resume and then given a question to code. The interviewers were very encouraging and helped in the solving of the question. In between round, other candidates would chill in a room with plenty of drinks for 10 minutes to recharge until the next interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a set of contacts, how would you return the set of non duplicated contact names in the 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.