I've been to Microsoft onsite interviews. Interviews with 2 principal engineers were very good (system design), interview with manager (leetcode algorithm) was a crap, and last interview with another engineer was probably neutral. I got this feedback from recruiter: "...team will not be moving forward with an offer at this time, but they think you would make an excellent hire for Microsoft. I have shared your profile with some other hiring managers ..." Is that standard feedback or are they usually honest about this?
Damn, they ask two system design?
Yes, one was a well known system design case, while the other was more focused on an internal problem which they had regarding data sillos, but I consider it was also system design, because wasn't coding.
And was it LC hard ? Is it there where u stumbled?
Yes, LC hard. The interviewer not only didn't give me any helpful hint but also discouraged me when I was in the right direction (I later checked in LC that I was in right direction, although she said it was "much simpler than that" which made me stuck).
Ohhh ..tat was unlucky . Which team ? Did they ask only 1 programming/ algo? Or where there were others u answered ? And how was design interview I believe Microsoft does gives to other hiring managers in such cases . Hopefully you can expect another call soon
Interesting...
I got a pass by a hiring manager at amazon but the interview went so well otherwise they recommended me and connected me to another hiring manager who then made me an offer.
If you were given that response, it is probably true. They likely had a better candidate but will shop your resume a little. I would take that as a good outcome.
Out of curiosity: the talent sourcer invited me for interviews (probably phone interviews) for 2 other areas. I'll check if she can refer me to some positions in Bay Area as well.
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In how much time from onsite interview did you received your feedback email?
2 days 😥