I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Dublin, Dublin) in Feb 2020
Interview
The interview process consisted of a call with the recruiter about your past experience and why you want to work for Microsoft. Once you get past that they send you an online coding test and if you pass that then 4 in person interviews at the Microsoft office.
The interviewers were nice and very willing to answer questions about culture, work, other activities at Microsoft. The questions were average difficulty, once solved they focused on getting an optimal answered with lowest time/space complexity. Each interviewer asked one problem solving question along with some behavioural questions.
The recruiter was a bit sketchy and follow up is not very good even after getting an offer. After signing the contract becomes even worse. Also for some reason salary ranges at Microsoft, Dublin are far lower than their other locations as well as salary ranges of other companies in Dublin.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work at Microsoft
Design different MFU cache
Complexity of all your solutions
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.