Microsoft

The process started with a recruiter, then the hiring manager. It was a very smooth process. I wish I had studied more fundamentals and LeetCode problems beforehand. The interviewer was professional and courteous. I hope I get another chance.

First Round interview: * Go through your resume. * Determine whether a tree is a BST. * Implement the merge sorting algorithm. Second Round interview: * Go through your resume. * Explain how to design a MapReduce program for the word counting task

One on-campus interview was scheduled by the designated university recruiter. I interviewed with a manager who was flown in to conduct technical interviews for a day on campus. After passing this stage, there was a fly-out to Redmond (The Microsoft