J'ai postulé via la recommandation d'un employé. Le processus a pris 3 semaines. J'ai passé un entretien chez Microsoft (Redmond, WA) en oct. 2017
Entretien
After an employee referral, I was flown to Redmond for on-site interviews. I had four 1:1 interviews back-to-back. The process felt very rushed and impersonal, and I don't feel like I got a good sense of what exactly I was interviewing for. Most interviewers asked me to discuss a project I had worked on, and then asked 1-2 technical questions. There were a couple of probability questions and a couple of coding questions.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
Describe one data science project that you've worked on.
Feeling thrilled to have accepted the offer, I look back on this interview process as both challenging and rewarding. It began with a technical round where I tackled a complex A/B testing design question, followed by a SQL query on user retention. The final stages included a system design discussion that had me sweating, but honestly, the system design section on PracHub prepared me well. Each step pushed my limits, but the culmination was definitely worth it, landing me a role at Microsoft.
Questions d'entretien [2]
Question 1
Design an A/B test to measure the impact of a new ranking change in Bing, and explain how you would handle network interference between treatment and control users.
Write a SQL query that computes 7-day rolling user retention from a daily events table, then flags cohorts whose week-over-week retention dropped more than 10%.
Phone screen with HR/recruiter. Less than 10 mins. Very basic mostly about role fit and my background and resume. Did not hear back from them at all. Very unenthusiastic during the call
J'ai postulé en ligne. J'ai passé un entretien chez Microsoft (Hyderâbâd) en févr. 2026
Entretien
Overall 3 rounds with 2 technical and 1 managerial. The 1st round was DS and ML heavy with some analytics. The 2 nd round was resume, SQL and causal /AB experimentation. The managerial round was resume related and some behavioural questions.