I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Oct 2016
Interview
Recruiter contacted me via LinkedIn, filled out application, then recruiter scheduled me for online technical screen. Had a brief phone screen then went to onsite a couple weeks later.
Questions were not particularly difficult, maybe ranging from LeetCode easy to medium. They asked several follow-ups to questions related to SW Engineering just to see you hadn't just memorized the base solution. I had a very positive experience, the interviewers were nice and easy to interact with. I didn't have any major scheduling snafus vs my Amazon interview, which was just kind of a mess.
I interviewed with a total of four people. They were all software engineers.
Got a quick turnaround (interviewed on Friday, told me I was going to get an offer on Monday, 2-3 week process to get offer, background check).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
interesting real-life use case of a data structure, with a follow-up
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