I applied through university. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
Conversion from intern, offered job after good performance as intern.
Was an enjoyable experience, flew out to seattle and got housed in a hotel for 2 nights.
Writing more to reach 30 words
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Find words in a grid in O(n*l) time where n is the number of characters in the grid, and l is the length of the average word
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 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
