I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
onsite interview. Interviewed together with 15 other students. Four rounds of interview in total. Each round consists of a few behavioral questions with one technical question. Questions were fair on bit manipulation, concurrency problem on adding a node to the linked list, and finding the missing integer in an array for some range.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you are adding one node to node A and deleting one node at node B at the same time, how far node A and B should be to avoid concurrency error.
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