I have been interviewed by 4-5 MS recruiters for different SE roles so far. It seems to be not only they were incompetent but they made assumption of what you LOOK for. One of them asked me specifically that out of these two SE roles which one would you choose and then said no you would be fit for the other one (which was more coding related btw). I feel that they do not respect candidates as they are many people who like to work at Microsoft and they are only numbers to them. I really wish Microsoft changed their recruiters cause they ruin the image of company with their arrogance and feeling of superiority.
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 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