I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Feb 2016
Interview
Applied online. Recruiter contacted me and set up a phone screen. The phone screen was for 45 minutes and consisted of puzzles and questions about my resume, past experiences, projects, etc. Got a reply within 2 days that I had cleared the phone round and would move on to the onsite interviews. It took almost 2 months to schedule the onsite due to scheduling conflicts. Onsite interviews started after lunch and consisted of 4 back to back interviews of about 45 mins each. 3 of them were coding and 1 was a design problem. All on the whiteboard.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
DS and algorithms based. Questions similar to the moderate/ hard from CTCI.
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.
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.
Application
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