I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Hyderābād)
Interview
It was average and I was able to answer the technical questions but the behavioral questions were tough to answer. State the difference between a virus and worm.
Worms: Worms are similar to viruses, but do not modify the program. It replicates more and more to slow down your computer system. The worm can be controlled with a remote control. The main purpose of worms is to eat up system resources. The 2000 WannaCry ransomware worm exploits the resource-sharing protocol Windows Server Message Block (SMBv1).
Virus: A virus is malicious executable code attached to another executable file that can be harmless or modify or delete data. When a computer program runs with a virus, it performs actions such as B. Delete the file from your computer system. Viruses cannot be controlled remotely. The ILOVEYOU virus spreads through email attachments.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
State the difference between a virus and worm.
Worms: Worms are similar to viruses, but do not modify the program. It replicates more and more to slow down your computer system. The worm can be controlled with a remote control. The main purpose of worms is to eat up system resources. The 2000 WannaCry ransomware worm exploits the resource-sharing protocol Windows Server Message Block (SMBv1).
Virus: A virus is malicious executable code attached to another executable file that can be harmless or modify or delete data. When a computer program runs with a virus, it performs actions such as B. Delete the file from your computer system. Viruses cannot be controlled remotely. The ILOVEYOU virus spreads through email attachments.
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Sydney) in Jan 2026
Interview
It was good and interviews were conducted in parallel of 3 stages. This made process a lot faster but hearing back is not easy. Overall good but did not make it
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
About Solutions engineering experience how I added technical value to a business problem
First round was with a TAM who asked very tough questions. Overall not a bad experience but definitely not something I was prepared for. I did not make it past the first round because I found it quite tough for the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Writing script to do an assessment in air gapped regions
