I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Tel Aviv) in Mar 2026
Interview
First you have to complete a home assignment of two Leetcode questions in 90 minutes (can't remember them, but medium difficulty) .
After that, you're invited for an interview day (virtual, over Microsoft Teams)
In the first interview I was introduced to the team leader, the role I was going to be assigned to, and we talked about my previous experience and education, showcasing a project I was taking part in, and then we went on to do a simple Leetcode question.
The second interview was straight up two Leetcode questions and that's it.
All the interviewers were friendly, professional and made me feel like they wanted me to succeed, great experience overall.
Got a call one day later telling me I got accepted.
Interview questions [5]
Question 1
Introduce yourself, showcase a project you took part in.
What were the challenges? Which parts were you responsible for? and other project specific questions
You're given an NxM matrix consisting of '*' and '.' values. Return a new matrix of size NxM, such that each '.' is replaced with the number of its neighbors that are equal to '*' (minesweeper problem but easier)
Implement a FastArray:
Init(n): initializes the FastArray to be of size n
Set(i, v): Set the value at index "i" to the new value "v"
Get(i): Get the value at index "i"
SetAll(v): Set all the values to "v" (calling the Set method overrides this for the specific index it was called on)
All operations should be at O(1) time complexity
Implement a BST Iterator:
init(root): Initialize the BST Iterator with the root of the tree (TreeNode)
getNext(): Return the smallest value (which wasn't returned so far)
hasNext(): Return True if there are values you haven't returned yet, False otherwise
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.