Microsoft

I failed the first live coding round. The HR was very professional and provided clear feedback and instructions. The interview was with a senior engineer from the team, who kept their camera off and remained muted while I talked through the solution.

First, there were three Codility questions as a home assignment. This was followed by two online interviews, each with two interviewers, where you were required to write code online in Codility. The process itself was very professional.

The interview process was long, with moderately difficult questions, approximately Codeforces C level difficulty. Interviewers cared more about soft skills and the ability to reason outside the box, such as how one would change the question to make