I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (San Diego, CA) in Nov 2016
Interview
I went to a campus recruiting event and got an on-campus interview few weeks later. The email communication went well. However, during my interview, my interviewer first changed my schedule from afternoon to the noon. Then he was 20 min late for the interview and finished earlier.
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.