I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA) in May 2015
Interview
The interview was too short because I didn't pass from the phone screen round.
The recruiter contact me on a day, and on the next day I did the interview. Extremely fast.
The recruiter told me about himself, about his team in Microsoft. Then we made the interview. Then he opened a time to questions. All the process took 30 minutes.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
What was the most difficult challenge that you have done, and why?
Technical question: Given an unordered list, return the smallest number larger than average.
I had (more or less) 10 minutes to solve and test the solution.
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.
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