I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Jun 2022
Interview
Experience overview consisting of what typical day/week looks like and how that is similar differs from what is expected for the role. This is followed by live technical coding portion. Live IDE with technical expert monitoring the coding portion.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How many hours of meetings do you typically attend as an engineer currently?
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
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.