Microsoft

The interview process was relatively smooth. Most of the calls were very interactive, as you would expect. The process started with a meeting with the recruiter. This was followed by four other stages, two of which involved some live coding.

The process was very scatterbrained and poorly run. The group didn't have a clear leader, and their criteria for what they were looking for in an engineer shifted with every interviewer. The interview included a really awkward development test, sat

Met individually for 30 minutes with 4 people. They asked a series of problem-solving and coding exercises. There was very little "tell me about your experience" or "why would you be a good fit" discussion.