I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft in Jan 2011
Interview
Met with a recruiter in the morning who told me how the interview day would go. Then was wisked off to another building for my first interview. Had a total of 4 interviews, consisting of design, behavioral, technical, and management questions. Most questions asked were general enough that I could answer them in a way that was most comfortable to me, and most leveraged my knowledge and past experiences. Didn't get any of those glamorous riddle questions microsoft is known for. For four hours of interviews, it sure went by fast. While some of the questions were difficult, I actually found the whole thing kind of fun. Each interviewer let me ask them questions before the interview was concluded, so I got a chance to really see how much they loved Microsoft, and their personal role in the company. Felt like they were convincing me to join as much as I was convincing them to let me join!
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Explain internet security -- what are some of the vulnerability points?
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Microsoft (Bengaluru)
Interview
OA was taken, it was easy-medium consisting of a string problem and a DP problem. Technical Interview 1 was taken where they asked tree traversals using iteration and construction of trees using traversal
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Space Complexity of Traversal, also explain Morris Traversal
The entire process only had two rounds and it was really simple. Each round was around 45 minutes to an hour with a current Microsoft engineer and they just ask you a typical leetcode style question. There was also a behavioral round that was really simple.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The first round was a typically leetcode question that was really easy. The second round was a little bit harder. It was about having a nxn square made out of 0s and 1s and it wants you to compute what the square looks like if it was rotated.
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Belgrade) in Apr 2026
Interview
It was a really enjoyable experience overall. Although I didn’t get the position, the interview itself was great, and I truly appreciated the opportunity to learn more about the role, the team, and the company.