I applied online. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Dublín, Dublín) in Sep 2021
Interview
Coding test which was manageable. Then 4 interviews over 5 hours with 15 minutes break between each one. Interviewers were nice but quite stressful that amount of interviews in a row.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Problem question on 5 identical rocks but one is heavier. You have a balance scale and only 3 goes to know which one is the odd one out.
I applied through their website with a referral, after a month or so they sent me a home exam, I think about a month after that i had 3 interviews in the same day, each one around 1:15 hours.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
implement a dictionary where you have set,get and setAll, all in O(1)
The hiring process consists of a HackerRank home exam, followed by three technical interviews covering LeetCode-style problems and system architecture. Once this is done, you will have a final HR interview.
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Question 1
I had a technical interview where I was asked to solve the classic 'Climbing Stairs' problem (LeetCode #70), which is a dynamic programming question based on the Fibonacci sequence.
One HR interview, then two problem-solving interviews (beginer level) on HackerRank. You can choose the best programming language for you to use in solving problems. You should think out loud to enable your interviewer to understand how you would think to solve the problem.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Find the lowest difference between two numbers in a list
