I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA) in Oct 2018
Interview
Flown out to Seattle. Was interviewed by 4 different people from 4 different teams. Was first asked questions about my resume and then given a question to code. The interviewers were very encouraging and helped in the solving of the question. In between round, other candidates would chill in a room with plenty of drinks for 10 minutes to recharge until the next interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a set of contacts, how would you return the set of non duplicated contact names in the set?
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
