Microsoft·Applied Scientist

Microsoft Applied Scientist interview experience

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BrazilPosted Dec 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After the initial HR introduction call, I was matched with multiple senior Applied Scientist managers and a director, and the process quickly became research-heavy.

I interviewed through both technical and behavioral conversations that explored my past research experience and what I was interested in. Once I passed that stage, I was invited to give a research seminar of my own choosing, and it turned into a situation where it felt like a much larger group was actually watching.

Following the seminar, I had additional mini-interviews with team leaders who had open positions and seemed genuinely interested in fit. The timeline was long enough to feel meaningful, but it stayed coherent: they kept returning to my research story and how it connected to their

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