I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Mar 2010
Interview
I submitted my resume at a university job fair. Had an on-campus 1 on 1 interview a few days later which consisted of one fairly easy programming problem. Within a week they emailed me for an on-site interview in Redmond which consisted of four hour-long programming questions and a less formal chatting interview over lunch.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Round a float to the nearest integer value within using any other functions
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.