I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Aug 2017
Interview
The recruiter approached me for a position with Azure group (a recruitment event). I got online screening test & after that was scheduled to appear for the on-site interview. Very next day of the on-site interview, I heard the decision that is I am going to get an offer.
The process from the initial phone with HR till the hearing decision of on-site interview was really smooth. But after that, the process was really terrible. The HR person, who was supposed to go over offer details. did not contact for another month, regardless of continuous follow-up. Not a single reply to email. Really unprofessional!.
After a month, when I talked to this HR person, he said there was no approval for the rec, which is really surprising, but still, 1-2 updates on the process giving you an insight of whats going on, would have helped a lot. Later on, I rejected the offer.
Please make sure what all team/job profiles are involved in such recruiting events.
Interview questions [4]
Question 1
Connect all leaves of binary tree by using right pointer
given a string & all possible character mappings, print all unique strings formed by replacing characters in string by char from its mapping.
string: abc
mapping: a ->(t,r), b ->(u,i)
so print tbc, rbc, auc, ....
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.
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