Microsoft

1 phone screen followed by 5 onsite rounds. The phone screen was a real-world problem, with emphasis on algorithms rather than actual code. Onsite rounds were standard, with 3 of them focusing on design and 2 on LeetCode medium questions.

Applied online. The recruiter reached out in a couple of weeks for a basic introduction covering projects, "why Microsoft?", and role expectations. Next was an online coding assessment on Codility. It consisted of 3-4 questions on strings, arrays, a

I was contacted by a recruiting firm and asked for a phone interview the following week. I really should have declined and tried again later, as I was not prepared. I then had a Skype interview. The questions were simple, though I completely messed