I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Neu-Delhi) in Aug 2016
Interview
First an online coding test on cocubes.com There were 3 questions in the test.
Some who did 3 weren't selected, others who did 2 got selected, so optimisation and lines of code do matter. Results were declared after 1 week. Then a group fly, almost half of the candidates got rejected after this. Three more interviews were held the day.
Final results were declared after 2 days
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given an alphabet set, different from the a-z normal set, and then for two strings, we had to write our own strcmp function. (Maps not allowed)
Reverse a linked list in place, where you are not allowed to tamper a given node (pointer to the node was given). Include all the edge cases
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.
45 mins technical interview with a member of their San fran team. Very relaxed and informal but questions were focused and lots of follow ups. Easy to schedule as was over video conferencing platform
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.