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

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.

Aptitude matters. Coding matters. Clean coding matters. Approach, more than answer, matters. Sometimes, the problem might just be puzzles. And more than solving, how you think about the solution matters more.