I applied through university. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Oct 2017
Interview
I was first given an on campus interview. Two weeks later, I heard back from the recruiter saying that I passed the first round, and set up the onsite interview to be a week and a half after the call. I was flown to Seattle, and did 4 back to back interviews. All of them were technical questions, and a few were very close to what you will find in Cracking the Coding Interview. I heard back a week after that I received an offer.
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