I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Microsoft (Chicago, IL) in Oct 2017
Interview
There was a Microsoft booth set up on campus, I was one of the last people that they spoke to and was honestly kind of surprised that they reached out considering how tired they must've been. They reached out to me after a few days via email and I reserved an on-campus interview slot via their online portal.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Suppose you wanted to make a set (like a mathematical set where each item in the set is unique) for a library, how would you do it?
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