I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Microsoft (Dublino, Dublino) in Nov 2015
Interview
I'm a computer science student. The interview I did was over Skype for Business. The interview was about 30 minutes. The interviewer was very nice and allowed me to steer the conversation in whichever topic I wanted. After talking about myself I was given a programming challenge. Unfortunately it seems nerves got to me too much. At the end I was able to ask any questions that I wanted. Overall it was a good experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the difference between managed and unmanaged programming languages?
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
