I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Nov 2017
Interview
Applied through university. Had talk to microsoft people on career fair. Got 30 minutes campus interview in 2 weeks. Had a question on how to flip a specific bit in a 2D bitmap. Got invitation to redmond,WA. Had 4 interviews 2 design questions and 2 programming questions. Got asked about myself and my resume. Also was given several scenarios of teamwork, version control and dealing with issues.
Interview questions [5]
Question 1
Given an regular expression (A+B*C)/(D-E) write a code to translate it in ABC*+DE-/ where operands come first and operation comes second. A+B => AB+ | A+B*C => A BC* + .
Design a charity auction webpage where some people give in items and others bid on items to buy them. The money made by selling the items goes to charity. Design a specific page with item and bidding system.
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 Jun 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
The interview was a long process. There was first the recruiter screen, which was followed by a 4-loop interview structure that covered technical, behavioral, and system design. The interviewers were very kind and accommodating.
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