I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Microsoft (Bellevue, WA) in Jan 2011
Interview
A colleague at MS referred me. I did a brief phone interview and then I spent an entire day at the Bravern office being interviewed by several people as well as having lunch. I thought I did well in all the interviews except for one interview about databases. The interviewer asked me several questions about database theory. I wasn't applying for a DBA job and wasn't aware that the "software developer" job would require extensive knowledge of database theory. At that point the interviewer seemed to assume that I didn't know anything about databases and instead we just talked about agile practices.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The database interviewer started asking me questions like "why do you normalize" and "what are the different types of normalization"? I've worked with MySQL and SQL Server a fair amount, and I learned about normalization in a university course but couldn't talk about things like Boyce Codd Normal Form off the top of my head.
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.
The interview was a long process. There was first the recruiter screen, which was followed by a 4-loop interview structure that covered technical, behavioral, and system design. The interviewers were very kind and accommodating.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
After my application to ClipChamp - Microsoft, a recruiter reached out and scheduled my first interview. It was about basic interview questions and background analysis. After that I had my technical interview. The recruiter specifically said that I would be facing medium hacker rank questions. So I prepared accordingly. However, what I actually got was to analyse an application and re work it according to new requirements. I felt like I was set up for failure on purpose. Didn’t even hear back after that interview.
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