I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft in Oct 2010
Interview
First the interviewer checked some fact at my resume first, but we didn't talked about much on my resume or project experiences. Then the interviewer asked two questions, one brainteaser and one programing problem, the duration is about 30 minutes. The interviewer kindly provides hint when I stuck on something during solve the problem. I still didn't perform well though.
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
