I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Xangai, Xangai) in Apr 2017
Interview
The interviewer will first let you introduce yourself briefly, and then he will ask you a few questions about your resume, like the project details you did. And then start the algorithm questions. Normally one interview will have only one to two questions, and will last for about 1 hour. And it takes me three interviews to get this internship.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
write a function to turn int to string and another function to turn string to int. I.e. intToString(int n) and stringToInt(string s)
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
