. Online Assessment (OA)
If you're applying off-campus or via a referral, you'll typically start with an online test.
Format:
Platform: HackerRank / Codility / CodeSignal
Duration: 60–90 minutes
Content:
2–3 DSA problems (easy to medium-hard)
One logical or pattern-matching question
Sometimes a coding optimization or debugging task
📝 Focus areas: Arrays, Strings, Hashing, Trees, Graphs, Recursion, Dynamic Programming, Sliding Window, Two Pointers.
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
The interview was a long process. There was first the recruiter screen, which was followed by a 4-loop interview structure that covered technical, behavioral, and system design. The interviewers were very kind and accommodating.
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