I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft (Pasadena, CA) in Sep 2011
Interview
On campus interview resulting from an on campus career fair. Met with a recruiter one on one. After talking a bit about my background, the recruiter asked relatively simple coding and algorithm questions as well as PM related questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Write a program to simulate the writing of a ransom note given a magazine from which letters can be extracted.
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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