Ho presentato la mia candidatura online. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Microsoft (Lagos)
Colloquio
There are four interviews in total. You are likely to be interviewed by a prospective teammate, so you need to always put your best foot forward.
Two of the interviews will be coding challenges. Each of the coding interviews is tailored to understand the candidate's problem-solving skills and knowledge of data structures and algorithms. One of the engineers will be a junior engineer, while the other will be a more senior engineer. The candidate is expected to ask clarification questions, explain their solution very clearly, and carry the interviewer along on their thought process by speaking out loud.
The coding challenges are pretty much at the level of LeetCode problems.
The remaining two interviews will be conducted by Principal/Senior Software Engineers. These are basically behavioral interviews to determine if you're a good fit for the role you're applying for.
Ho presentato la mia candidatura online. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Microsoft nel mese di mag 2026
Colloquio
1. Recruiter screen: recruiter was friendly but had their camera off. They asked me about my recent work experience, my strongest programming language, and salary expectations
2. Technical Screen: live HackerRank coding challenge with a team member of the team hiring for the role, over Microsoft Teams. The interviewer had their camera off but was easy to talk to. The coding challenge was a LeetCode-style challenge that required the backtracking algorithm. Interviewer spent extra time aftwards to take questions from me and share information about the team and employer.
3. 3x "Full Loop Interview Technical". The interviewers did not show up to these interviews. I emailed the recruiter who told me that interviewing for the role had been cancelled.
My overall impression of Microsoft based on their hiring practises is the company is dysfunctional, employees are disengaged, their hiring practises are disconnected from the actual job, and they don't care about candidate experience.
Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Microsoft (Seattle, WA)
Colloquio
Moderate. Do leetcode tagged Microsoft questions. They generally ask from most recent Microsoft tagged questions. I applied without referral. Will have a technical screening with hiring manager. Then DSA and System design rounds.
Interview process:
Online assessment (hard level)
1-hour screening call
4 interviews in one day:
Medium-hard LeetCode (OOP-focused)
Medium-hard LeetCode DSA problem
Long system design interview (strong focus on relational database design)
Partner manager interview (AI-focused + behavioral)
The process was technically challenging and well-structured.
However, after the final interview, there was over one month of silence despite follow-up messages. Eventually, I received a generic rejection email stating:
"This decision does not reflect on your potential or the value of your experience."
I would have appreciated more timely communication and more specific feedback after such an extensive process.
