I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Puerto Vallarta) in Apr 2013
Interview
First a phone interview where they ask you about your background. You have to install a sfotware in your computer and they ask you to solve a programming problem within the text editor of that software. They are watching live how you code. Another they, I went to a hotel where I was interviewed 5 times, by 5 different people, one after another. All questions were 100% technical.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me to solve several problems related to trees
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
