The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Jan 2012
Interview
I had an on-campus interview at my University, where the interviewer focused on design issues and basic algorithmic questions. I can remember couple of questions - how to determine if two circles intersect and how should a server behave if it has to crash (maybe gracefully) and come back up.
On-site interview was scheduled after a month's wait, and I had to schedule it for the next month since they had no slots. December-Jan is the holiday season, I guess! On-site interview was 5 rounds. First two involved coding and then coming up with as many test cases as I could for that code, to achieve maximum coverage. 3rd was the lunch interview with test lead and very casual - mostly just chatting about the interviewer's experience with Microsoft so far, and many questions on my projects and internship.
Fourth one with a test lead was tougher - totally testing oriented where I had to fix a piece of code he wrote on the board, and then many test cases for that piece of code. Also a very interesting question on how to test a map where he gave me an upside down map and we had a discussion on whether it was valid (it was an Australian classroom map, and valid.)
Fifth interviewer was the test manager, and we had a great time classifying test cases for testing the find function on notepad. At the end he told me I had the job - I had requested an expedited answer since I had another offer pending.
Expect technical deep dives, coding challenges, and problem-solving scenarios. Questions will probe your knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and software design, assessing your ability to build robust systems. yes yus yes
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft in Jan 2024
Interview
Technical 3 round interview questions
Mangerial 1 round interview questions
Hr 1 round questions
But complex questions
All the best all the best best best very good option and good benefits
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Situational questions like reasoning for the approach
Nice and smooth the interviewer were really very helpful and knowledgeable also they try to help while giving interview and also when I have the interview they acknowledged if I was saying right or wrong so overall nice experience
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
2 coding rounds one on implementation and another on dsa