I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Belgrade, Central Serbia) in May 2015
Interview
Process took over two months. After submitting CV and cover letter, I was invited to do paper test. There were 5 programming (binary search, trees, matrices, etc.) and 2 math questions (probability and calculus). Among more than 100 students, 10 were selected to do face to face interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a binary tree. Print the greatest element for each path from root to leaves.
I applied through university. I interviewed at Microsoft (Bengaluru)
Interview
OA was taken, it was easy-medium consisting of a string problem and a DP problem. Technical Interview 1 was taken where they asked tree traversals using iteration and construction of trees using traversal
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Space Complexity of Traversal, also explain Morris Traversal
The entire process only had two rounds and it was really simple. Each round was around 45 minutes to an hour with a current Microsoft engineer and they just ask you a typical leetcode style question. There was also a behavioral round that was really simple.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The first round was a typically leetcode question that was really easy. The second round was a little bit harder. It was about having a nxn square made out of 0s and 1s and it wants you to compute what the square looks like if it was rotated.
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Belgrade, Central Serbia) in Apr 2026
Interview
It was a really enjoyable experience overall. Although I didn’t get the position, the interview itself was great, and I truly appreciated the opportunity to learn more about the role, the team, and the company.