I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
Conversion from intern, offered job after good performance as intern.
Was an enjoyable experience, flew out to seattle and got housed in a hotel for 2 nights.
Writing more to reach 30 words
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Find words in a grid in O(n*l) time where n is the number of characters in the grid, and l is the length of the average word
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.