I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Feb 2015
Interview
The interview process consists of a phone screen after which they invite you to Redmond for 4 back-to-back interview. Service Engineer position is mainly associated with their cloud platform and most of the questions were related to that. I was also asked to code in white boards and write test cases for each problem. They also asked questions on Networks and Operating Systems.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft in Oct 2015
Interview
Applied online then was contacted for a 30 minute phone screening: mostly behavioral and couple questions testing your technical logic. Was then contacted by a travel agency for an on-site interview at headquarters in Redmond. Put in a very nice hotel and arrived half a day early to do some exploring. The interview process took a large part of the day, left hotel at 10am & finished around 5pm. Had 4 back-to-back 45 minute 1:1 interviews with engineers of various management levels. They definitely catered the interviews to your resume/expertise and wanted you to succeed. It was a great interview experience with very professional and experienced HR all along the way. Very excited to be returning to work for them this summer!
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Question 1
How would you describe what a web browser is to someone who doesn't use technology?
I applied through college or university. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Feb 2014
Interview
Phone screen for 40 minutes. I was then invited for an OnSite meeting. There were four rounds of 45 minutes each. Each of these were 1:1 interviews and were very very intense. I was tested on my tech skills, logical reasoning, problem solving abilities, abstract reasoning. Alongside I was also informed a lot about Microsoft engineering. Looking back I realize the tone of the interview was very very informal, although the content of the interview was very intense.