I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
I applied for a job on the Microsoft careers site for a job in the Microsoft New York office (I need to stay in New York), and they gave me a programming test to do. After taking the programming test, I got contacted for an in person interview in Redmond, not in New York. After thanking them and explaining that I can't relocate, they contacted me again for a phone interview for a job in Washington DC. After explaining again that I'm not able to relocate and that the job I was applying for is in the New York office, they told me someone else would contact me. Then, I got another message stating that I should have applied for a job in New York if I was unable to relocate, which is what I did in the first place. Microsoft's HR department is pretty disorganized.
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.