I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Monterrey, Nuevo León) in Sep 2018
Interview
A friend who was an intern this summer gave my resume to the recruiter. I was contacted and given an interview in Monterrey, Mexico. The interview was one on one with a Microsoft engineer. It lasted for about 45 min. The first 25 minutes were non-technical questions. The other 20 were for the technical question.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You have a matrix filled with ones and zeros. You need to return the size of the biggest "one" island. An island is a group of ones surrounded by zeros.
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