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      Product Designer Interview

      1 Jul 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Washington, DC
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Washington, DC) in May 2026

      Interview

      I applied cold and a recruiter reached out to me. They set up my interview, but my questions to them went unanswered. I had to prepare out of assumption and never spoke to the recruiter through the process. My initial interview with a senior manager went well, but they were very late to the meeting and at some point I almost hopped off because I thought they forgot (appx. 15mins after agreed time). Once i got the greenlight for final interview round, I was told I had 45-60 minutes for a presentation. Typical amount of time. Some were late to show up...AGAIN. I gave a quick run down of what I'd talk about and as I was nearing the end of the powerpoint, I was interrupted and told we were running out of time and they were interested in hearing about my Vibecoding section. First of all...you guys were LATE?? My presentation was perfectly within the time allotted, but you guys didn't respect my time, so I'm obviously going start late?? Which means I'm literally going to have to finish later. It's basic logic? Anyway, I was almost done and the vibecoding was literally the next slide. That miffed me. Afterwards, we split into individual interviews.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      "Was there anything developers couldn't build? How did you handle that?" That's the only straight forward q. It's conversational so bring your own questions, too.
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      4 Jan 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

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      Quick 1 project walkthrough with the hiring manager, a 45-minute session with some quick back-and-forth questions at the beginning and towards the end, very easy-going atmosphere. Did use a case study deck to present my project

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      Product Designer Interview

      29 Sept 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Seattle, WA
      No offer
      Neutral experience
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      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA) in Aug 2025

      Interview

      45 minutes portfolio review with the director, including 30 minutes case study presentation and 10 minutes Q&A. I started with a quick intro and then showcased 2 projects in a slide deck

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      How do you measure the success of your design?
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