I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Microsoft (Kuala Lumpur) in Jan 2023
Interview
Initial Screening
Selected candidates will participate in a 30-minute phone screening with a recruiter. This conversation will focus on the candidate's background, technical skills, and interest in the position.
Technical Assessment
Candidates who pass the initial screening will be given a technical assessment. This may involve coding challenges or a take-home assignment designed to evaluate problem-solving skills and technical proficiency.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Programming and Coding:
Can you explain the differences between object-oriented and functional programming? Provide examples of when you might use each.
Write a function to reverse a linked list. Can you discuss the time and space complexity of your solution?
It started of well with basic questions without even an Intro, deep dived into more of database systems and much looking for a candidate who knows everything with 10+ years of experience but the job role says 4+ YOE where the interviewer feels 4+ YOE is Junior role. The role expectations are straight away join the team, do the POC's within 2 months of joining who knows all about Azure Cloud, All Databases with well experienced in. solved a sql query at the end while last 10 mins was how to make a person feel low on confidence with free tips. the questions are from LAST CHAPTER of DATABASE SYSTEMS book. The interviewer doesn't know anything when cross questioned or explained.
Got for Next round but I refused as the interviewer was giving free life advices and tried to made me feel that I'm not well experienced. toxic manager though!!!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1) Basic questions with deep diving examples
2) 1 SQL Query [LC Medium]
The recruiters were nice and well prepared, they would be efficient in communication and also give valid hints and tips on how you could get the job.
There is a test with 3 Codility tasks which eliminates you from the process if you do under 60% if I remember correctly.
Unfortunately despite passing they had a hiring freeze so they just cancelled my technical interview that was supposed to follow the process
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Codility tasks easy and medium difficulty. I used leetcode to practice