I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Herzliya)
Interview
I had two technical interviews. The first was pretty standard: I was asked to describe in detail any previous projects I was part of and then asked a technical question. The interviewer was very nice and polite.
The second interview took place about 3 weeks after the first one (I don't know why). The interviewer was extremely rude: he put his feet up and played with his phone throughout the interview. After talking about my previous experience we proceeded to the technical part. After asking the question, he wrote down his mobile number and said "text me when you're done". It seemed he was much keener to get back to his usual business than to actually do the interview. Because of this the interview took 3 hours (instead of 2) which was really annoying.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
First part: Given a sorted array that was "shifted", e.g., [1, 2, 3, 4] ---> [2, 3, 4, 1], write an algorithm that finds the maximum value in the array. Second part: Improve the time complexity using parallel computing.
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.