I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Israel) in Nov 2025
Interview
online assessment and then 3 consecutive interviews in one day.
You're assigned to 3 interviews ranging from 45 min to an hour,
You only get informed the following week, and its not just based on one.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Implement a HashMap.
given a dictionary of words, and a string that consists of chars, if you can dissect it to a words of the dictionary, return the 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.