I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Nairobi) in Jan 2024
Interview
It had a coding assessment that if you pass you proceed to the live test where you get to be asked questions and to a live coding test in 20-30 minutes you get three live tests sequentially
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Data structures and algorithms question and a live coding assessment
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Feb 2024
Interview
The interview consisted of 2 back to back interviews via teams video call, each lasting 45 mins and half of that time spent on behavioral questions while the other half was spent on a programming problem. So, a total of 2 technical questions were asked. The interviewers I had were kind and got straight to the point. No time felt wasted.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Technical Q1: You're given a list of 4 problems which are variations of existing leetcode easy/medium problems and you can choose 1 of them to solve. The interviewer may ask you why you chose that problem in particular and can potentially decide to do another problem.
applied to job posting and received interview for initial recruiter phone screen. completed initial phone screen and received invitation for technical interviews. two rounds of 45min interviews, each had a few behavioural questions and LC questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the best data structure for a phone book with names and phone numbers? Code an example solution and explain