I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Hyderâbâd) in May 2021
Interview
Interview Process ::
1. recruiter call
2. online test in codelity tool .
3. 2 technical rounds (Data Structures)
I was able to go through Online Test but was not able to go through first technical round .
I would suggest Microsoft to not only test candidate on DataStructures , if candidate is able to solve the problem without dataStructure you should consider that candidate . Most of the questions asked in MIcrosoft Technical interviews were already available in LEETCODE , if someone already used LEETCODE they will have higher chances of selection.
So i would suggest you to test the candidate in all aspects , Technology , concepts can be learn in a month or two but attitude and character is very important to see in candidate .
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Online Test :
1. count how many 1 bits are set after multiplication of 2 numbers
2. Implement CD (Unix command) functionality
Technical Round 1 ::
1. formal introduction
2. Role in Current Project
3. Which UI framework/technology is better
4. Write a Decompressing Program to convert the string
Ex :: i/p ->
3[b2[ca]]
o/p ->
bcacabcacabcaca
HR screening, one technical interview with the hiring manager then three interview loop which covered two system design and one dsa round.
System design was intensive and challenging.
It took them 5 weeks to come back with an offer. Background check was completed in a week, got joining date after 3 days.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design a system for a startup company that let users post various types of content and get a unique url which can be shared with others to access the content
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Bengaluru) in Jun 2026
Interview
I got call via microsoft HR. She informed there will be 4 rounds of technical interviews all eliminator. Round 1 interview was a mid level graph question. The interviewer was actively involved, understood my logic, approach, challneged my assumeptions, did a dryrun at end, good experience. Round 2 inteviewer was extremely lazy and passive. It was a bad experience. He gave a problem statement of sliding window and disappeared. Wasn't intrested in hearing approach or even reading code. He came after 30 minutes , did a dry run and final output wasn't exactly correct. I identified a logical bug and started correcting it. He said there is no need , just finished the interview after that. The code i had written was optimal code but he didn't care to read that also. And there was still 20 minutes left. It gave me impression that interviewer in not at all interested in taking interview and they have been pushed my management. HR called next day to say i am not selected.
