The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft in Apr 2008
Interview
I was interviewed by 4 people, and the questions were not hard, including replacing a character in a string, validating a BST, etc. I made a mistake which shouldn't have happened there, but that interviewer was apparently not that smart. After I made that mistake he was skeptical on all what I wrote on the board, but the code was just copied from the textbook.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Replace a character in a string with another one, or another two
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.