I applied through other source. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Aug 2019
Interview
I interviewed for full time as an intern. 2 interviews with principle engineers, straightforward expectations and friendly interviewers.
I showed up to their offices, worked through one technical question with each. Each interview was an hour long. It is important that you are able to talk about your prior experiences as they both asked questions regarding experiences on my resume.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked me to solve a variant of the knapsack problem, it was an NP-complete problem.
Expect a lengthy hiring process that can take at least two months from start to finish. In my experience, there was approximately one month of interviews followed by another month waiting for the final decision. Be prepared for a slow timeline, especially after completing all interview stages.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time where have above and beyond for a customer
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