I applied through university. I interviewed at Microsoft in Sept 2017
Interview
Did an interview with Microsoft when they came to my University Campus. Interview was 30 minutes half of the time was spent talking about my experience and projects in my resume. The other half was a simple coding question from Cracking the Code Interview book. The person interviewing me was very helpful and nice.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me more about your favorite thing in your resume & a simple data structure question from cracking the code interview book.
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