I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Jun 2016
Interview
Got the interview request with a recruiter, followed by a technical phone screen, then a 6-hour onsite interview. First three interviews onsite were technical, followed by two conversational interviews with the hiring manager and upper management. Technical interviews were not that difficult to solve, but riddled with off-by-one errors and edge cases. My biggest mistake was not leaving myself enough room on the board when I started.
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Melbourne)
Interview
After submitting an online application, I received a HackerRank assessment after passing the resume screening stage, then I was rejected after completing the assessment and did not proceed to further interview rounds.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The assessment consisted of two LeetCode-medium-level coding questions to be completed within 75 minutes.
Straightforward technical loop overall, with strong interviewers at every stage. I genuinely enjoyed the in-depth conversations around technical challenges and algorithmic problem-solving — the entire process felt well-structured and genuinely engaging.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Microsoft (Bangalore Rural) in Jun 2026
Interview
The interview was hard, even as a fresher the dsa they asked was hard category after I checked on leetcode. Though I couldn't solve it. Some of the other people who interviewed were asked easy - medium dsa
