I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft in Oct 2019
Interview
Applied through referral link. Had first round interview (30-45 min phone screening) a few weeks later. This consisted of 10 mins background and behavioral questions, 15 min coding question, and 5 minutes of questions. Interviewer was really nice and encouraging. I was told the next day I would have a final round interview in Redmond. I scheduled my interview for 5 weeks later. I was not in the country at that time so Microsoft allowed me to complete the final round over Skype. The final round consisted of four 45 minute interviews. The interviews varied, and the interviewers went in ascending order of seniority at the company. First interview was talking about my background, a few problem solving questions, and a product design question. Second was talking through hypothetical questions of what I would do if I were a PM in certain situations, and then talking about what factors I would consider in product design/development/launch. Third was mostly background, behavioral questions, and again what factors I would consider in developing an app. Fourth was not really an interview, but more just a discussion about security concerns and some questions. Great interview process overall!
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Design a smart fridge for people with disabilities.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Vancouver, BC) in Oct 2019
Interview
i interviewed the program manager intern in Canada. At first, i received the email from the recruiting managing to arrange the interview time. It was like 10 days before the interview day. On the interview day, I bused over an hour to the place. The interviewer was a software engineer manager. Without a self-introduction due to lack of time, he first tasked me to solve a coding question. Then, he asked me a behavioral question "tell me a time when you encounter a big problem in the team, and how you solve it". It might be followed up with a design question, but it depended on the time left and the roles applied. The interviewer asked me a design question. but to be honest, i didn't answer it well. At last, he said we still have 3 to 5 minutes for me to ask some questions. Overall, the interview was a nice learning opportunity since it was my first interview in my dream companies.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
tell me a time when you encounter a big problem in the team, and how you solve it
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA) in Oct 2018
Interview
phone screen with recruiter and then in a couple of weeks I got an on campus product interview scheduled. This was a 30 min interview. Immediately after I was notified it went well and an onsite interview was scheduled.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you design a family wide photo sharing app? What about if someone in the family was vision impaired?