I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA) in Feb 2016
Interview
I was first phone screened and asked to write a routine using a web based code sharing app. I then flew out to Seattle and I was interviewed individually by 5 different people. After the second person I was brought to lunch by one of the people I was interviewing with and then we conducted the interview after lunch
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