I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Microsoft (Chicago, IL) in Nov 2015
Interview
I had a thirty min telephonic interview and the questions were based on both technical and managerial.
The recruiter was very friendly and gave hints and explained the questions very clearly and clarified all the doubts as well. I was able to answer all the questions to the knowledge I posessed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Technical Questions:
- Explain the logic to reverse a string
- How can you modify the code by removing the duplicate elements.
- what data structure can be used for the above logic and how it can be implemented.
Managerial Questions :
- If you are a team lead how could you manage a team of 5 where 2 are beginners, 2 are at moderate level and 1 is a expert without effecting the team performance.
- How can you figure out that a person in your team is stressed and how do you help him that will not impact the performance or not cause any delay??
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.