I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Microsoft in Sep 2016
Interview
Got referred by a former employee. I had a phone call with one of the Microsoft Recruiters who asked about my projects and other technical question. The interviewer was just reading questions and writing my answers, and appeared not to be a techie. I was told I would have an answer 2-3 weeks after. Never heard back from them, even after 3 emails to 4 different people, so I gave up.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How many lines of C++ (approx) have you coded in your life ?
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
