Microsoft

One small interview, 30 minutes long, where they asked a very basic coding question. Logic was important, as were different ways of solving the same problem. Next, I was invited onsite for three interviews, each with two or more questions. Here, the

The first four interviewers must say YES to qualify for the AA (as appropriate) interview, which was a completely casual chat. Microsoft does not provide a sign-on bonus by default, but it can be negotiated. Having a counteroffer (which I did, from

I was contacted by a recruiter and applied for that position online. Then, we scheduled a phone screen for the following week. In the phone interview, we quickly went over my resume and soon jumped to the skill-testing part to solve an algorithm pro