I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (El Paso, TX) in Sep 2020
Interview
Scheduled a phone interview where I was asked behavioral questions mainly, we talked about my resume and a research project that I currently work on. It took about 3 months for them to reach back to me to notify me that I will be having a final round interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you design a phonebook using programming?
Applied online First on campus first round, through school. Was 1:1. They flew me out for the final round. I had three interview rounds and each had a mix of PM/SWE questions that were asked. Overall, it was a solid interview process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Optimization Question: optimize code I wrote in interview
It was a 30 minute phone interview with behavioral and technical questions. We jumped right into looking into my resume and talking about some past projects. I was surprised by the technical questions they asked because of the product design focus, I thought they would be more conceptual coding problems.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you describe a computer to a 5 year old.