I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA) in Apr 2018
Interview
I was contacted by the Microsoft's recruiter. Had a quick conversation with her to check if it's a mutual fit or not. Then she arranged a technical phone screening which was almost after a month. I had to push many times to schedule that early. Once I completed the phone screening and got the positive response. She told me the next step will be coming onsite after that I keep following up with her to schedule it but that never happened.
These people need serious help!!
Never recommended to a friend.
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