I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Cairo, Cairo Governorate) in May 2019
Interview
There were a 90 minuets online test, that consists of 2 problem solving questions and 4 MCQ questions.
After that, I had 2 on-site interviews.
The first interviewer failed to break the ice, and seemed to be inexperienced enough, she asked a classical problem solving question, but stayed silent through the whole problem, and hardly confirmed the solution when I finished. After that, she asked a lot of machine learning related questions.
The second interviewer was very nice, helpful, and friendly. He asked 2 very good, fairly-hard problem solving questions.
Given a binary tree, calculate all the frequencies of the sub-trees sums. The sum of a sub-tree is the sum of its left sub-tree, its right sub-tree, and its own value
Was a typical first round recruiter screen - pretty straightforward but didn't end up getting moved vforwards. Prompt, Professional and overall a good experience. They asked me about my background, explained the role and it was with the recruitment team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe your background going into detial in each role
Expect a lengthy hiring process that can take at least two months from start to finish. In my experience, there was approximately one month of interviews followed by another month waiting for the final decision. Be prepared for a slow timeline, especially after completing all interview stages.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time where have above and beyond for a customer
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.