I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Los Angeles, CA) in Nov 2016
Interview
The interview processed on campus. And the recruiter was generous and took half hour. She asked two questions. 1. find the mid of a linked list. 2. write a recursion to calculate the power. The interview process is easy. But I got the response after one month.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. find the mid of a linked list. 2. write a recursion to calculate the power
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.