I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Microsoft (Cleveland, OH) in Oct 2017
Interview
They came to campus, I had the final interview of the day. 15 minutes in, interviewer laughed and said “look, we’re out of time” (which checking his watch) and thanked me for my time.
I assumed that meant it went poorly, but then They reached out for a second round of interviews. I never scheduled the second one though.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Discuss how you would search across the LinkedIn graph.
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Melbourne)
Interview
After submitting an online application, I received a HackerRank assessment after passing the resume screening stage, then I was rejected after completing the assessment and did not proceed to further interview rounds.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The assessment consisted of two LeetCode-medium-level coding questions to be completed within 75 minutes.
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
