I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Belgrade, Central Serbia) in Nov 2025
Interview
There were 7 rounds in total - one online assessment, hr interview, manager interview, then 3 coding sessions and one more manager interview. First 3 rounds are eliminations then you have 4 sessions grouped and after that final decision is made.
Personal and professional history. Followed by being asked to explain using a whiteboard some feature I've worked on/some software mechanic I'm familiar with. Followed by technical questions (both coding and whiteboard).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Whiteboard question regarding designing a simple switch, with added criteria making it gradually more advanced. Asked regarding time/space complexity
Made it through 3 rounds of interviews in total plus the scheduling and JD from my recruiter. First is telephone screening, then a technical question round, and finally a coding round with an engineer. The technical interviews were relevant to the job description, especially the initial round.
