I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
Went in for 30 minute screening interview. The interviewer got my name wrong and called me "miss" but I'm a dude. I was told to ask any questions I had first, and as a result I think I spent too much time because we ran out of time for everything else. The interviewer didn't know the answers to my questions either and to be honest I had a very difficult time understanding what they were saying the entire time. I was asked to solve a coding problem in C, even though I listed python on my application. As a result, I did terribly even though it was a painfully simple problem. He spent nearly 10 minutes abstracting the beans out of " I was not asked a single behavioral question, just "when do you graduate" and "what language did you list on your application?" I took to long to understand what he was trying to ask that he told me right then we were out of time and I didn't have a chance at this job.
The entire thing left me dazed and confused
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you store a 2-d data set of indeterminate size without n^2 access time
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