I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft (Bellevue, WA) in Jul 2015
Interview
First saw this hiring post at a software conference.
After sending my resume, got interview request in about 1 week.
It was supposed to be a phone interview, but I went to the interviewer's office because I am local. The interviewer was pretty nice and I had a positive experience over all.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Imagine that you work for AT&T. Describe a system that manage phone numbers.
The system should offer the following functions:
1) allocate a phone number.
2) cancel a phone number.
3) suggest up to 5 phone numbers that have not been allocated. (such as for a family plan)
The suggested phone numbers should be consecutive.
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
