I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft in Nov 2010
Interview
Was asked two behavoir questions (tell me about a time you worked on a team, tell me about an engineering/cs project you've done). Then, two technical questions (how do you reverse the letters in a sentence, how do you find the missing number in an array of consecutive numbers) Usually, interviewers let you choose your language, but I was told I could only code in C, which I found strange.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you reverse the letters in a sentence with punctuation (ie. reverse all the letters, but keep the punctuation in place).
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.