I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Microsoft (Nairobi) in Jan 2021
Interview
Well done. Friendly staff. The questions were clear and concise. Four rounds of interviews. The interview was conducted by Senior staff who had a very practical approach to conducting the interview and we held meaningful and quite enriching conversations.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Hamiltonian cycle problem. - todo list 2. Behavioral interview. 3. Management interview.- asked about specific team processes. 4. A binary search technical question.
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.