Excellent coffee machine, infrastructure, benefits, and people.
Research, no plan, big promises, nice PR, and a fab team.
Enjoy your time as usual.
Microsoft offers a rigorous and thorough process, but the bar is set high. Not ideal if you have years of practical experience but don't work on LeetCode-like problems daily. Only recommended if you are willing to practice for months.
It took months before there was an actual follow-up on my application. But when the procedure finally started, it was thorough, well-managed, and Microsoft practiced what they preached.
It was formal and well prepared; however, the interview didn't have much depth. The questions asked were surface-level and non-technical. The conversation flowed well but was very structured, which can make it hard to surface personality.
Microsoft offers a rigorous and thorough process, but the bar is set high. Not ideal if you have years of practical experience but don't work on LeetCode-like problems daily. Only recommended if you are willing to practice for months.
It took months before there was an actual follow-up on my application. But when the procedure finally started, it was thorough, well-managed, and Microsoft practiced what they preached.
It was formal and well prepared; however, the interview didn't have much depth. The questions asked were surface-level and non-technical. The conversation flowed well but was very structured, which can make it hard to surface personality.