I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Microsoft (Bengaluru)
Interview
Microsoft came for campus recruitment. First, they took an online coding round on CoCubes platform (very bad platform). It consists of 3 fairly average coding questions. The interview process was eliminative in nature. They were planning to take max 3-4 rounds for each candidate. There was a huge emphasis on system design and pen-paper coding.
Interview questions [4]
Question 1
Write a code to transfer money from an account to another account. What changes will you make to the code if there was a huge volume of transactions to a particular account.
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.
45 mins technical interview with a member of their San fran team. Very relaxed and informal but questions were focused and lots of follow ups. Easy to schedule as was over video conferencing platform
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.