I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA)
Interview
- During the full loop, along with LeetCode problems, focus was more on system design and non-functional requirements in design.
- Low-level as well as high-level system design questions were asked.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Sep 2025
Interview
4 different code screens. Primarily DSA with some system design. All relatively straightforward with twists. Wasn't expected to complete the entire problem in a few cases,but was expected to analyze different approaches and figure out an optimal solution.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe your past projects and the tradeoffs you made and why.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft in Oct 2025
Interview
The process consisted of three onsite interviews
A code review and behavioral interview
A C# technical interview with 2 coding problems (leetcode style) and a few .NET-related questions
A data structures and systems-oriented interview plus some computer science fundamentals
The questions were well balanced between real world problem solving and algorithmic thinking. No trick questions or puzzles.
Interviewers were experienced engineers who cared about how you think, not just whether you get the “right” answer
Finally, there was an AA(As Appropriate) interview with the HM. They went over my CV, asked both behavioral and technical questions. We then moved to a system design problem and wrapped it up with questions regarding the team etc.