I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Mar 2019
Interview
Questions were easier than anticipated but there seemed to be greater emphasis to get them correct. 4 interviews all day back-to-back, it was pretty exhausting by the end. Interview process was pretty rushed, had a call and they told me three days later to come on-sight. The developers and recruiters I talked to were nice but everything seemed unorganized until the day of the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You're given a string of ints, called s, and and an int, called k. Write a function that returns the smallest value of 's' when you eliminate k ints from s.
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