I applied through college or university. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Jan 2013
Interview
Applied through the recruiter at my university. I got an on campus interview. It consisted of three questions (design, test, and coding). I didn't hear back for about 2 months or so. They had me come to their Redmond campus. We ate lunch and had 4 forty five minute interviews. They were pretty tough.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
For a 2d array of integers, if there is a 0 in a position, make it's entire row and column all 0's.
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