I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA)
Interview
Recruiter contacted me via LinkedIn. Got an online test. Test consist of 3 questions to be solved in 1 hour. No test cases and IDE were provided.
I cleared the online test and was called for onsite interview. It was an hiring event. I had four rounds of interview there.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
clone the graph.
circular linked list.
one medium difficulty question on dynamic programming
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
