I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft (Cambridge, MA)
Interview
People in Microsoft know about the popularity that they have and so they don't really care about you. The final round of interviews that I got was extremely disorganized. Although I arrived punctually, no one in the reception knew about where my interview was supposed to be, my recruiter wasn't responding and I ended up waiting for an hour in the reception before someone came and grabbed me.
Then 3 interviews with Microsoft employees followed. Another misunderstanding because although I applied for Software Engineering position, my interviews were with Program Managers and for Program Manager position. Pretty awkward.
I know that you are led by how recognizable this firm is, but think twice if it's worth it.
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.