Microsoft Data Scientist interview: timed HackerRank assessment

Microsoft·Data Scientist·Reported Jul 2026
Online AssessmentHard

Most of my process was a timed online technical assessment. It had several HackerRank-style questions and a predefined window of around an hour to finish everything.

There was little conversational interviewing beyond that. It felt like a fast evaluation of technical problem solving, with very little room to recover from a missed question. I did not receive an offer. The straightforward but tough experience depended heavily on handling the timed assessment well from start to finish.

Location: Brazil. Overall feedback: neutral. Offer status: no offer.

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Company
Microsoft
Role
Data Scientist
Rounds
Online Assessment
Difficulty
Hard
Date
Reported Jul 2026

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