I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft in Nov 2009
Interview
The interview took 30 minutes, the interviewer explained the process and looked at my application form.
Just one technical question was asked: how to print a booklet. Print out the page orders (the pages are printed double sided, each side contains two pages). A follow-up question is how to test it. I came up with a recursive solution. Actually, non-recursive version is much more efficient.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
how to print a booklet. Print out the page orders (the pages are printed double sided, each side contains two pages). A follow-up question is how to test it.
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
