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Microsoft Online Assessment AI Helper — OA & Codility Rounds

Microsoft's early screen is an online assessment — usually Codility or HackerRank — with timed coding problems, sometimes followed by a Codility-based technical round. The coding platform defines the detection surface.

The Microsoft OA

Codility logs focus loss, flags paste, and replays your keystroke timeline; some OAs enable webcam proctoring.

Beating Codility's replay

Codility's keystroke replay is its strongest signal — a pasted solution shows as a single instant block with no typing history. Auto-typing the AI's solution character-by-character produces a natural timeline instead. Full detail in our Codility guide.

Using AI on the OA

Keep the AI on-screen so you never switch tabs, screenshot the problem to it, and type the answer at a human pace. Ask the AI to vary the solution from a textbook implementation so Codility's similarity check doesn't match it.

Pass the Microsoft OA with a natural keystroke timeline

UFOlee overlays your AI on the Codility/HackerRank OA — no tab switch, hardware auto-typing that replays as natural. Free tier, one-time $12.

See UFOlee for Codility

FAQ

Does the Microsoft OA detect UFOlee?

The coding platform (Codility/HackerRank) flags focus loss and paste and replays keystrokes. UFOlee overlays the AI so you never switch tabs and types with hardware keystrokes, producing a natural replay.

Is UFOlee free for Microsoft OA prep?

Yes, there's a free tier; one-time passes start at $7.

Will later rounds revisit my OA code?

They can. Use AI to understand the approach so you can explain your OA solution in the interview loop.