I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Feb 2022
Interview
I applied as a student engineer. They liked my resume and reached out for a virtual interview. It was 1 on 1 and was more of a systems design question. After 2 weeks, I heard back that I moved on to the final round of interviews. There were four 45 minute interviews in a 5 hour period. Three were about technical questions while one was about system design again. I thought all of the interviewees were friendly and the communication from the recruiting department was excellent.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you make an enhancement to the calendar function of the Outlook website?
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.