I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Microsoft (Chicago, IL) in Nov 2015
Interview
I had a thirty min telephonic interview and the questions were based on both technical and managerial.
The recruiter was very friendly and gave hints and explained the questions very clearly and clarified all the doubts as well. I was able to answer all the questions to the knowledge I posessed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Technical Questions:
- Explain the logic to reverse a string
- How can you modify the code by removing the duplicate elements.
- what data structure can be used for the above logic and how it can be implemented.
Managerial Questions :
- If you are a team lead how could you manage a team of 5 where 2 are beginners, 2 are at moderate level and 1 is a expert without effecting the team performance.
- How can you figure out that a person in your team is stressed and how do you help him that will not impact the performance or not cause any delay??
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.