I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Los Angeles, CA) in Nov 2016
Interview
The interview processed on campus. And the recruiter was generous and took half hour. She asked two questions. 1. find the mid of a linked list. 2. write a recursion to calculate the power. The interview process is easy. But I got the response after one month.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. find the mid of a linked list. 2. write a recursion to calculate the power
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