Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Melbourne, Australia
Process
I was rejected at the screening stage.
The first round takes approximately one hour.
- 10 mins introduction
- 1 hr Codility test with two problems
I was asked to explain my code and write unit tests for them.
Questions
The first challenge was fairly simple: find the common numbers from two arrays with O(M+N) complexity.
The second challenge was more about OOP design. Write a JSON parser that can take all JSON formats and compare them with each other.
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Microsoft's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in Melbourne, Australia is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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Microsoft Work Experiences
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