I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Tel Aviv-Yafo) in May 2020
Interview
Contacted by a recruiter on LinkedIn. The first screening test was on codility, two technical interviews (with tech lead and manager respectively) to be followed by an AA interview, the manager of the group I interviewed for. All three interviewers shown great interest in my previous work, in my background, and in me in general.
Unlike processes in other FAANGM companies, the atmosphere was laid back and supportive.
The interviewers (all three of them) were modest, and I always felt they're talking to me in a great amount of respect. Each interview ended with a *fair* amount of time pitching me in to the team.
I Felt very welcomed and respected throughout the process.
When that fell on the right side, an HR representative contacted me to start dealing with the details of the offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
System design question.
The topic covered were:
1. Design patterns.
2. Testing.
3. Redundancy and distribution.
Online interview round.
There would be 4 interview rounds total. Each one evaluate various skills about you. They will give you hints as well at time required, you need to capture those and rethink on your solution.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design worker thread library where each task will be executed in parallel. Design a system to handle a huge workload.
HR screening, one technical interview with the hiring manager then three interview loop which covered two system design and one dsa round.
System design was intensive and challenging.
It took them 5 weeks to come back with an offer. Background check was completed in a week, got joining date after 3 days.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design a system for a startup company that let users post various types of content and get a unique url which can be shared with others to access the content