I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Toronto, ON) in Dec 2015
Interview
The interviewers were very nice. Applicants are dual-tracked for PM and SE roles, but the interviews focused mainly on the technical side of things. They didn't really care about language choice or writing 100% proper code on the whiteboard, and cared more about the solution and how I got there (more companies should be doing this, in my opinion).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Determine whether parentheses are properly matched on a string.
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 June 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
The interview was a long process. There was first the recruiter screen, which was followed by a 4-loop interview structure that covered technical, behavioral, and system design. The interviewers were very kind and accommodating.
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