I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft in Nov 2011
Interview
I inteviewed MS in my hometown with 2 people. It took half an hour for each interview.One of them has a coding question, the other one is about more general stuff.
Coding question was easy.They asked me how to combine 2 sorted arrays into another array.
Other interviewer asked me about why microsoft? and MS products.Something about datastructures and critical section.
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.