I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Microsoft (Dublín, Dublín) in Jul 2018
Interview
No HR only my team manager. Really pleasant experience. Really relaxed interview with walking tour around the building. Manager was relaxed and dress code is smart casual. Had conversation more about me and my previous job than what I will be doing there.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
No questions about coding. Only understanding the issue of a problem.
On sight, in a group with four back to back to back to back interviews. Interviews were one-on-one with engineers on a white board, with short breaks in between.
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft (Irvine, CA) in Jan 2017
Interview
They asked me general questions about my resume. One question they asked me was what was an improvement I would make to an existing piece of technology. They then proceeded to guide me through a technical question. When I missed some parts of the question the interviewer was helpful and give me small hints. I ended up solving the problem.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They had me do a technical question which involved programming the logic that moved the hands of a clock based off the hours, mins, seconds.