I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Feb 2019
Interview
Awful Interview, even if you answer the questions correctly, they still end up rejecting you because they probably didn't have an open position to begin with. One thing I would say is that I made it to the fifth round and answered all of the questions correctly, Microsoft was just there to waste my time to begin with since I did well on their questions and received positive feedback from my interviewers.
Interview questions [4]
Question 1
Trie Data Structure for finding prefixes. Data Streaming for finding a string.
Given a matrix with the cost where you paint every house with a specific color, and no two adjacent houses can have the same color, find the minimal cost of painting all of the houses.
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