I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (New York, NY) in Oct 2017
Interview
On-campus interview through school job board. This was 30 minutes long, and I was invited to set up a final round on-site that evening. The on-site interview happened 1-2 weeks later in Redmond, Washington. There were four 45 minute interviews with 15 minute breaks in between. Since I specified wanting to become a PM, I got half design questions and half whiteboard algorithms.
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