I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft (Manipal) in Jun 2018
Interview
It was awesome! I was recruited from my university. There were 4 rounds; 1 online, 1 group fly, and 2 face-to-face. It went through the night, and the next morning. I got recruited into the same team that took my interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a doubly linked list, and given that one link may or may not be incorrect, how will you fix this?
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Melbourne)
Interview
After submitting an online application, I received a HackerRank assessment after passing the resume screening stage, then I was rejected after completing the assessment and did not proceed to further interview rounds.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The assessment consisted of two LeetCode-medium-level coding questions to be completed within 75 minutes.
45 mins technical interview with a member of their San fran team. Very relaxed and informal but questions were focused and lots of follow ups. Easy to schedule as was over video conferencing platform
Straightforward technical loop overall, with strong interviewers at every stage. I genuinely enjoyed the in-depth conversations around technical challenges and algorithmic problem-solving — the entire process felt well-structured and genuinely engaging.