HR communication was one of the worst parts of this process. She contacted me after several weeks of silence and said we needed to schedule interviews within three days if I was available. After that, she forgot to share the preparation documents, even after I followed up.
The interviews mainly focused on low-level system discussions, with a few behavioral or casual chat questions. The final interview with the manager was one of the worst management interviews I have ever experienced. He spoke in a very top-down manner and repeatedly talked about his own background. He asked technical questions while sharing a presentation screen, and I did not write a single line of code during the entire process.
The technical questions were almost comical and extremely subjective. Overall, it was one of the most unprofessional and biased interview processes I have participated in.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA)
Interview
- During the full loop, along with LeetCode problems, focus was more on system design and non-functional requirements in design.
- Low-level as well as high-level system design questions were asked.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Sep 2025
Interview
4 different code screens. Primarily DSA with some system design. All relatively straightforward with twists. Wasn't expected to complete the entire problem in a few cases,but was expected to analyze different approaches and figure out an optimal solution.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe your past projects and the tradeoffs you made and why.