I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA)
Interview
I met an campus rep, turned in my resume and had an on campus interview. The on campus interviewer was beyond nice and helpful! I then went to the on-site interview in Seattle. The on-site consisted of four interviews each with 10-5 minutes in between each other (this ran from about 8:30am - 12:30pm)
Interview questions [5]
Question 1
Shuffle a deck of cards (given as an array) ensure a random shuffle each time
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