I once had an interview for a tech startup, and everything was going smoothly until we got to the technical portion. The interviewer asked me to explain how I would solve a specific problem. Confidently, I started explaining my approach, using their whiteboard to sketch out my ideas.
Halfway through, I noticed the interviewer was looking increasingly puzzled. I turned around and realized I had been drawing on a glass wall, not the whiteboard. The team on the other side of the wall was watching my entire presentation, laughing and giving me thumbs up.
We all had a good laugh about it, and luckily, they appreciated my sense of humor and ability to stay composed. I ended up getting the job, and my "glass wall presentation" became a funny story we often reminisced about during team meetings.
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