I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Microsoft (Hyderābād) in Oct 2023
Interview
Some basic introduction after which a single Data Structures and Algorithms round where engineer is supposed to code on codility and share screen with interviewer while solving a question from scratch.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The problem of transforming one string into another with the minimum number of steps is known as the "edit distance" problem. The most common way to measure the edit distance between two strings is to consider three basic operations: insertion, deletion, and substitution.
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