I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA) in Apr 2018
Interview
I took an online assessment which had 3 questions in total, of which 2 were coding and 1 was debug question.
I got invited to onsite where my interviews were scheduled in the afternoon session between 12 to 4:30. I had total of 4 rounds.
Each round consisted of coding on white board. They were all medium to hard type questions from Leetcode.
Keep practicing coding problems on a paper, make sure you can code it on your own without seeing the answers. During the interview, you wouldn't get much time to think and code, that is the reason why you'll need a lot of practice and you should come up with a solution pretty quickly.
Make sure when you are coding you describe your thought process and simultaneously code.
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
The interview was a long process. There was first the recruiter screen, which was followed by a 4-loop interview structure that covered technical, behavioral, and system design. The interviewers were very kind and accommodating.
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