I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft (Salt Lake City, UT) in Aug 2016
Interview
Very short, simple first-round process. The questions were very technical, with only a few behavioral questions. The interviewer was a software engineer himself, so the questions were definitely designed to test the ability of the candidate to understand and communicate complicated programming questions. As this was a university process, it gave the opportunity for the candidate to ask questions demonstrating a desire to learn more and understand the question better.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Write a function to determine if a number is prime or not
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.