I applied through university. The process took 12 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Sept 2017
Interview
Submitted resume at a career fair at school, heard back 2 weeks later for a phone interview but was told all positions had been filled but I would be considered for the next round. Heard back 1 Year later and got flown to Seattle for last round of interviews. Full day process with 4 back to back interviews
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you hold the results of a large factorial calculation? Implement it
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