They know it's an outtake of the product.
Good luck getting them to share openly.
This doesn't speak for MSFT as a whole, but people who stay at a place longer tend to have set preferences, don't want things to change too much, and can be hostile towards people who are new and different in their approach.
Good luck communicating with such folks.
MSFT has been a stable company where people tend to stay long. It's good for their stability, but there is a reason you need diversity.
I had an OA, and then a final loop day where three rounds were scheduled back-to-back on the same day. The first round was system design, followed by LeetCode/SQL, and the final round was with a TPM manager. I think I did well, but I wasn't selected
Screening call followed by three technical interviews and one behavioral interview. All technical interviews started with one values question, and then we jumped into LC-style problem-solving. The process is language-agnostic. Design questions might
Hiring Event: * 1 OA (2 DS & Alg problems) * Final Round (virtual) - 3 rounds on DS & Alg and 1 round on System Design Heard back results after 3 days.
I had an OA, and then a final loop day where three rounds were scheduled back-to-back on the same day. The first round was system design, followed by LeetCode/SQL, and the final round was with a TPM manager. I think I did well, but I wasn't selected
Screening call followed by three technical interviews and one behavioral interview. All technical interviews started with one values question, and then we jumped into LC-style problem-solving. The process is language-agnostic. Design questions might
Hiring Event: * 1 OA (2 DS & Alg problems) * Final Round (virtual) - 3 rounds on DS & Alg and 1 round on System Design Heard back results after 3 days.