I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Nov 2018
Interview
I interviewed with Microsoft at the Redmond office through an employee referral. I first had a phone screen with basic coding, logical and behavioral questions. After this, I was selected for the on-site interview at the Redmond campus. I had five rounds of interviews including a lunch interview over the span of 6-7 hours. It was primarily technical, except for the last interview with a senior technical manager, which also included behavioral questions.
Interview questions [5]
Question 1
Write a function to find the middle of a linked list. Use it to perform merge sort on a linked list.
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