I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Dublin, Dublin) in Jun 2024
Interview
First step was a phone screening with the recruiter.
Then, a 2-hour long online programming challenge, as part of this, there were two challeneges, one of them focused on complexity.
After this, there were three 45-mins long interviews, back to back, with 15 mins break between them. Each one of them was focused on a specific topic: System Design, Object Oriented Programming and Algorithms.
All interviews had a behavioral and a technical component.
After these, the final interview was a fully behavioral one.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you didn't meet a deadline.
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