I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA) in Sep 2010
Interview
I submitted my resume on the career fair in Sep and then got the recruiter contact me for on-campus interview at end of october. I was given a form to choose between three roles: developer, tester and program manager. I chose to interview as a developer.
Asked about the basic data structure and algorithm questions. It has two coding questions. One is ask about how to reverse an array in place. The other is to find the number of repeated words in a string.
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.