I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Hyderabad) in Feb 2018
Interview
The interview was divided into 5 stages:
Stage 1 : Online Coding round on CoCubes.
Stage 2 : Group Fly round.
Stage 3 : Personal Interview 1.
Stage 4 : Personal Interview 2.
Stage 5 : Personal Interview 3.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tough SQL Queries , Multi threading , Data Structure Problems.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Microsoft (Bengaluru)
Interview
OA was taken, it was easy-medium consisting of a string problem and a DP problem. Technical Interview 1 was taken where they asked tree traversals using iteration and construction of trees using traversal
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Space Complexity of Traversal, also explain Morris Traversal
The entire process only had two rounds and it was really simple. Each round was around 45 minutes to an hour with a current Microsoft engineer and they just ask you a typical leetcode style question. There was also a behavioral round that was really simple.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The first round was a typically leetcode question that was really easy. The second round was a little bit harder. It was about having a nxn square made out of 0s and 1s and it wants you to compute what the square looks like if it was rotated.
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Belgrade) in Apr 2026
Interview
It was a really enjoyable experience overall. Although I didn’t get the position, the interview itself was great, and I truly appreciated the opportunity to learn more about the role, the team, and the company.