really liked the first rounds of interview but had a bad experience with the coding interviews on prem. First exercise was easy so i tried to make something perfect but the interviewer expected me to be faster, second exercise i was given some constraints that i took very seriously but the interviewer expected a response that only loosely followed them. It felt unfair to be rejected over this
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Question 1
1) maze exploration 2) basic structures 3) designing a distributed system
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.
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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