I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft (Salt Lake City, UT) in Aug 2016
Interview
Very short, simple first-round process. The questions were very technical, with only a few behavioral questions. The interviewer was a software engineer himself, so the questions were definitely designed to test the ability of the candidate to understand and communicate complicated programming questions. As this was a university process, it gave the opportunity for the candidate to ask questions demonstrating a desire to learn more and understand the question better.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Write a function to determine if a number is prime or not
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.