I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Oct 2015
Interview
After resume shortlisting, had one on campus interview for around 30 minutes. Qualified after that ,went to Redmond for an onsite interview. Had 3 rounds. The team was Office. They looked after Office365 and Skype mainly. All rounds started with brief introduction about them followed by questions on my resume and then getting on to the coding problem.
Interview questions [4]
Question 1
Given a character 2D array, find an input string is present or not. (Like crossword puzzle) The string lettershad to be in a straight line.
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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