I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Nov 2018
Interview
There was an on campus interview, followed by an onsite interview at their Redmond location. The onsite interview day was very popular with many, many college seniors and masters students in attendance for various positions. It ran very smoothly, but it seemed almost mechanical.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you reverse every other node in a linked list?
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.