I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (New York, NY) in Oct 2018
Interview
Microsoft visited our campus and there was on campus interview based on resume shortlisting. In the resume exchange event interviewer asked about resume and challenging project I have worked on
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a regex pattern and an input string.. check if string matches the regex pattern.. return true/false.. regex pattern contains * + ( )
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.