Microsoft

In-person interview. Three interviews, each 60 minutes in length, occurred on campus at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, WA. Interviews were conducted with: * Two senior optical engineers * One recent hire One interview was very difficult and in

They started with a telephonic screening. The screening was just to make sure that you were the candidate described in the resume. They asked about recent projects and basic Computer Science fundamentals. Next was a telephonic interview conducted by

I applied through a staffing agency. The interview consisted of four LeetCode-style questions. The interviewers were very generous with the time and gave you several hints. I recommend reading up and studying basic graph and string parsing questions