I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft in Jan 2025
Interview
Recruiter screening then onsite interview (3 rounds) with last interview being bar raiser type of interview.
One behavioral
One dsa and system design
One dsa and behavioral ( bar raiser - normally don't ask for dsa in this round, but they asked me bcz i only had one dsa round in the whole interview process)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you join two tables books and author with no foreign id or no common columns.?
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
