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Research Intern Video Screen That Was Pure LeetCode

MicrosoftMachine Learning Engineer · Intern · Technical Screen · Feb 2026

Background: currently a student at CMU. Process: I applied online through a mass application, and about two weeks later I got an interview invitation. It was a video interview. What the interview was like: the interviewer was an MLE on the team who had been working for a few years. He was really nice and gave me quite a few hints along the way. Even though this was a research intern role, the int…

Shared by a candidate · reported Feb 2026. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.