I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Sep 2016
Interview
Recruited at my school a week before our career fair. I talked to our campus recruiter and she set up the first on-campus interview which took place at my school. The on-campus interview was only 30 minutes long, which was about 10 minutes of behavioral/experience questions and 20 minutes of a short programming question (not too difficult, more of a warm up question). A week or so later I was emailed saying I made it to final-round in Seattle, where I was flown out. Four 45-minute interviews starting at 8 in the morning, but the vibes were overwhelmingly positive making it not too bad. All programming interviews, two of which were easier than the other two but overall not as bad as I was expecting. Microsoft paid for all of our meals and tourist expenses for the day. I interviewed on Monday and got my phone call on Friday, so pretty quick answer.
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
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.