I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Belgrade, Central Serbia) in Nov 2021
Interview
After sending you information, after a couple of days you'll get Codility online test link, where you'll have to solve 4 problems within 3 hours. Usually, you don't have to solve all of them to go through. If you pass, you will then schedule three 45-50 min interview in a row, where you'll be again asked three different algorithmic problems, as well as going through you CV and talking about your preferences, experience, projects etc. Final offer should come within 2 to 3 weeks.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In an array with multiple maximum values, return one index of the max value, where every correct index has an uniform probability of being chosen.
A leetcode style test with three problems, then three interviews with different managers ( for each it was a coding problem and behavioral questions). Each interview was 1 hour long
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How do I react and handle a conflict situation at work
I applied through their website with a referral, after a month or so they sent me a home exam, I think about a month after that i had 3 interviews in the same day, each one around 1:15 hours.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
implement a dictionary where you have set,get and setAll, all in O(1)
The hiring process consists of a HackerRank home exam, followed by three technical interviews covering LeetCode-style problems and system architecture. Once this is done, you will have a final HR interview.
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I had a technical interview where I was asked to solve the classic 'Climbing Stairs' problem (LeetCode #70), which is a dynamic programming question based on the Fibonacci sequence.