I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft (Hyderabad) in May 2013
Interview
It was an interview to convert interns to FTEs. There were two rounds, AA(As Appropriate) and an HR round. AA was to assess my work during internship. The interviewer asked questions about the technologies used and what I could have done better. Also on why I wanted to work at Microsoft and what were my strengths and weaknesses.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
It was mostly on what I worked during the internship.
Started with a 30 min informational interview. The next round was a technical interview for 6o minutes. Most problems were no more difficult then leet code medium. Then it moved into a full super day.
Started with introductory questions, then moved on to discuss projects and tech stack. Then a DSA question was given and I was asked to code it in my local editor, complete with the main function.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Hyderabad) in Jan 2023
Interview
Four rounds - mic of technical and behavioral. Leetcode questions were asked and system design questions were asked in technical rounds. For behavioral, it was mostly straightforward situation based questions. The ability to convey your thoughts was also assessed.