I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft in Feb 2018
Interview
Contacted by a recruiter asking for my resume. About three weeks later the same recruiter called a did a phone screen which lasted about 15 minutes. Another few days went by before another recruiter called and scheduled a skype interview. The Skype interview lasted about 1 hour. Did coding on a shared screen. At the time, my internet connection was flaky and I had to refresh the screen several times before I could see what the interviewer typed. The interviewer was friendly and helpful.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What got me started doing the courses I mentioned on my resume.
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