I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Nov 2017
Interview
Sent my resume to my university recruiter. Interviewed at my university. It was a 30 min interview consisting of one coding question. Heard back 1 week later, interviewed at Redmond, WA two weeks later.
On-sit interview consists of four 45-50min interviews, starts at 8am until noon.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Transfer a binary tree to a file, and be able to build the tree back from that file.
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.