I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft in Jan 2024
Interview
1st short interview with recruiter,2nd interview with team manager and 3rd interview block, 4 hour long interviews with various folks from different locations (engineer, manager, product owner). All interviews were done remote via teams.
A week after the final interview block, I got a rejection email. A week after that, I got another email saying the first email was a mistake and I was actually moving forward. After chasing down the recruiters for clarification, I was told that second email was a mistake and I wasn't getting an offer. It was a real emotional rollercoaster for those 2 weeks.
Microsoft is aggressively hiring in Prague to move roles to a cheaper market. I guess with the volume of candidates they're managing at the moment, they really dropped the ball with how they handled my case. Very frustrating experience.
Interview questions [4]
Question 1
Lots of questions about projects/ tasks listed on resume
Design an authentication system that combines two separate userbases (after MS bought skype they had two sorts of credentials that needed to be treated equally)
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