Microsoft

Initially, there was a phone round that lasted about 40 minutes. After being selected, I received a call for another round. Then, I was invited for an onsite round, which happened about an hour later.

The hiring process is inconsistent; one team can have significantly different ideas of what they want in a candidate, even for the same title, depending on who is in the decision-making process.

It was a no after four rounds. Questions were experience-based and scenario-based, with no direct questions asked. The question levels were above average, covering database, OS, and more.