I applied online through the Microsoft Career site. After two months, they communicated their interest to me. We then scheduled the first round of interviews, which was a Skype interview. It went well, and I passed.

The second round was an on-site interview with Senior Software Development Engineers in Copenhagen, Denmark. They arranged my flight and hotel, provided directions, and scheduled the interview one month after the phone interview.

I traveled to Denmark, and the interview was very pleasant, focusing on my skills, knowledge, and experience. It was a one-on-one interview with three Software Engineers in rotation, lasting about 45 minutes each. It was a bit challenging for me at the time, but the questions were good and relevant to the skills required. Since I hadn't prepared well, I didn't perform optimally on the technical interview and was subsequently removed from the process.

They reimbursed my transportation expenses for taxis and trains. Their approach was kind, and they tried to help me reach a positive outcome. Overall, it was a great lesson and experience.

My advice is to prepare thoroughly, don't neglect the basics, and relax to be yourself. Follow their recommendations to get the best results.

This occurred in 2013.

The career website highlights obvious technical interview focus areas: data structures and algorithms, and databases like SQL.