I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft in Mar 2020
Interview
Chatted with the group manager at a conference and he asked me to apply online. Schedule one interview. We talked about my ph.d. research for 1 hours. The questions are tough. Got the offer after two weeks.
I had a phone call and discussion with my prospective mentor about potential projects that suited my skillset and expertise. We then discussed various approaches towards solving certain technical challenges.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Bengaluru) in Aug 2020
Interview
Open Source contribution to a GitHub repository with a minimum of 100 stars. Only coding contribution not cleaning/ changing documentation. Then after the submission you get called for an interview to present your solution to the open source problem and in turn explain how you did it under whose mentorship in how much time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why did you choose this Open Source? What was the issue how did you resolve it? How much time did it take?