I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Sept 2018
Interview
My campus recruiter found me through LinkedIn and suggested I apply. I did and had an initial interview on my school's campus. Emailed back the same day that they wanted me for the final round on campus in Redmond. Interviewed ~<2 weeks after that. Heard back the next week with results.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
5 typical SWE technical interviews and one lunch interview.
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
