I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Microsoft (Orangeburg, SC)
Interview
I applied on the website, submitted the resume. College recruiter came to college for screening, took the onsite interview and then got chance for an additional interview as phone interview after two weeks. It was a one-hour phone interview. They wanted to know my background, which is my preferable language, any project I have done recently, what is the biggest challenges I have faced so far. How do I manage conflict with team members?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Use beam balance twice only to determine the heaviest marble in all, which marble is heaviest out of 9 identical marble, which has the same size, but among them, one is the heaviest one.
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.