I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA) in Feb 2024
Interview
I had 3 rounds of a 45-minute interview with principal software engineers. They asked appropriate questions for my level however, the 3rd guy didn't even attend the interview. The interview was to be held at 4 pm PST and because I lived in a different time zone, I waited a whole day for this guy until 7 pm CST at night. How's that for professionalism?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
With a brief personal introduction and looking at your resume and asking about your history, they went straight into coding. So expect to be coding for 40 mins.
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