Microsoft

Four or five virtual interviews, one after the other. These mostly involved coding in their tool, with the interviewer providing feedback along the way. Some system design and fit questions were also included.

Leet code questions without coding; leadership behaviors and how to mentor junior devs and recruit and try and describe the approach for scaling containers and multi-data center disaster and recovery coolest best practice.

I applied online. The process took two weeks. I applied for a Principal Software Engineer for GitHub Copilot. A recruiter reached out to me by email to schedule the first screening round ASAP. I was surprised, because it isn't how it worked a few yea