Microsoft

The interview process included: * An initial phone screen with a hiring manager. * An at-home coding skills assessment that lasted about 90 minutes. * A virtual onsite interview that was about 5 hours. * One or two short follow-up chats with

I applied through an employee referral. - During the full loop, along with LeetCode problems, the focus was more on system design and non-functional requirements in design. - Low-level as well as high-level system design questions were asked.

The first stage was a phone screening, followed by an on-site interview with three team members and the manager. Everyone was very nice. The questions ranged from design to coding on the whiteboard.