I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
onsite interview. Interviewed together with 15 other students. Four rounds of interview in total. Each round consists of a few behavioral questions with one technical question. Questions were fair on bit manipulation, concurrency problem on adding a node to the linked list, and finding the missing integer in an array for some range.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you are adding one node to node A and deleting one node at node B at the same time, how far node A and B should be to avoid concurrency error.
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.