Microsoft is huge, so you can always find your niche. From my experience, everyone is very inclusive and supportive in helping you find what it is you are passionate about.
With the company being so large, no two experiences are the same, and your experience really depends on your manager.
I got the invitation link, completed and passed every test case successfully, but surprisingly received a rejection the following week without any clear explanation, even though my performance met all expectations.
Very thorough, with lots of different steps. You need to be very prepared. It's a very corporate process, with lots of schmoozing. You'll have an introduction to different people. There are multiple interviews, including panel interviews, phone scree
4 rounds: * LeetCode - repeating words * Behavioural - 4 questions (STAR format) * LeetCode - Computation time * System Design - Design an IDE
I got the invitation link, completed and passed every test case successfully, but surprisingly received a rejection the following week without any clear explanation, even though my performance met all expectations.
Very thorough, with lots of different steps. You need to be very prepared. It's a very corporate process, with lots of schmoozing. You'll have an introduction to different people. There are multiple interviews, including panel interviews, phone scree
4 rounds: * LeetCode - repeating words * Behavioural - 4 questions (STAR format) * LeetCode - Computation time * System Design - Design an IDE