I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Oct 2018
Interview
Contacted by Recruiter, followed by 30 min technical phone interview, followed by on-site at Redmond with 4~5 engineers. Whole process took roughly 6~8 weeks. Even though I was transferred to 3 different recruiters, they were all responsive.
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Sep 2018
Interview
Amazing team of recruiters and schedulers. Had to cancel my onsite last minute because of a family emergency and they were extremely kind, caring, responsive and supportive. Great company culture.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Dec 2018
Interview
Round 1. 30-minute recruiter phone screen (purely behavioral stuff)
Round 2. 45-minute technical interview in-person interview
Onsite: 4 interviews. A mixture of behavioral questions, deep dive on experiences on my resume, and technical questions, with a heavy focus on product design and execution questions.
Pretty straight forward interview process. Seems like unlike many other companies, Microsoft asks lots of Microsoft specific product questions so definitely have a good understanding of what products and features do and don't currently exist for the team you are interviewing with (Office, Azure, Windows). 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗠 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲.
You were a PM on Microsoft Surface and Delta asked you to design the perfect airline entertainment system. You decide the features, scenarios, and users. What would you do? Walk through your thoughts and pitch it.