First stage they gave me to implement a board game on a laptop. gave me about 1 hour.
Then they checked The code and ask me some questions about it.
Second stage, interview with a team manager, asked me 2 technical questions, in addition for questions about my previous projects.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Data structure question - design an LRU Cache
Now design an LRU Cache with O(1) time complexity of all it's functions. (insert, find)
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
