I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Dec 2016
Interview
Applied online in my last year in college. A recruiter reached out over the phone and asked a popular brain teaser. I passed the phone screen and they flew to Seattle area for an onsite. I had five interviews, all of them technical, and one of them with the hiring manger, which included a behavioral part as well as a technical question.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design and implement queue with its push/pop methods. Make the queue multi-threaded
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