I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA)
Interview
I had a short telephone interview setup. The interview was a technical interview and my interests and passions. Once I cleared that, I had a full day interview in Microsoft main campus. There were a total of 5 interviews including the final one with the hiring manager. The interviews were technical questions focusing on programming questions. The questions were related to data structures and algorithms and not really programming language specific. There were testing questions at the end of interview too.
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
The interview was a long process. There was first the recruiter screen, which was followed by a 4-loop interview structure that covered technical, behavioral, and system design. The interviewers were very kind and accommodating.