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Virtual Onsite, Then the Req Was Cancelled

MicrosoftApplied Scientist · Senior+ · Onsite · Aug 2026

This was a team under Microsoft MAI working on a web data platform, not the superintelligence team. The role was Principal Applied Scientist. The phone screen was mostly ML fundamentals and my background. They focused on data-related questions, and there were a few design questions too. Virtual onsite: What HR listed for each round did not quite match the actual interviews. Basically every round…

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