I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Microsoft (Dublin, Dublin) in Mar 2017
Interview
Classical whiteboard coding interview. A couple questions on the experience and skills come first. Then there are problems with given inputs, and the interviewers expect the code be written on the board, while checking the flow of thinking of the candidate. It is not as easy as sounds, of course. A lot of pitfalls and a little time is what you get. Obviously, questions are not related to real world problems.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Typical questions on algorithms, a lot of them are already in the web and the interviewers keep coming up with new ones.
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
