At Microsoft, you can work in close partnership with multiple OEMs, H/W vendors, and chip manufacturers, and write software which can make a real big difference for a device that is coming 2-3 years down the line. Which other company cares about enterprise performance on a 1000 CPU machine?
Work-life balance gets naturally screwed up as there are tons of smart people in the company and competition is always stronger (in case you need to grow fast).
Microsoft Interview process Off Campus through college. Round 1: Online coding questions (Eliminatory round). Technical round - 2. Round 1: Online Coding solving. Round 2: HR + Coding.
Two rounds: 1 technical for 45 min. Asked DSA questions like valid parentheses and peak element, then optimized using binary search. 1 hr 45 min. Asked about projects and leadership questions.
HackerRank test and 3 rounds of coding, plus an experience-based interview. The position was for QA, who should have storage and networking knowledge. So, basic questions on storage and networking were asked.
Microsoft Interview process Off Campus through college. Round 1: Online coding questions (Eliminatory round). Technical round - 2. Round 1: Online Coding solving. Round 2: HR + Coding.
Two rounds: 1 technical for 45 min. Asked DSA questions like valid parentheses and peak element, then optimized using binary search. 1 hr 45 min. Asked about projects and leadership questions.
HackerRank test and 3 rounds of coding, plus an experience-based interview. The position was for QA, who should have storage and networking knowledge. So, basic questions on storage and networking were asked.