I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
- Step 0: Applied through Microsoft Careers Website and University Recruiter (e-mail).
- Step 1: Phone interview. A lot of behavioral questions and some technical ones like:
+ Why did you want to study in that university?
+ What role do you like more and why?
+ Main differences between Java and C++.
- Step 2: On-site interview. A lot of questions regarding testing:
+ Code example already done: analyse it out loud.
+ Algorithm: count first non-repeated characters of a string.
+ Algorithm: binary search
- Recommendations:
+ Read the book 'How Would You Move Mount Fuji'.
+ Read the book 'How We Test Software At Microsoft"
+ Read the book 'Programming Interviews Exposed'
+ Practice, practice, practice
+ Demonstrate interest about Microsoft Corporation
+ Be yourself!
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Microsoft (Bengaluru)
Interview
OA was taken, it was easy-medium consisting of a string problem and a DP problem. Technical Interview 1 was taken where they asked tree traversals using iteration and construction of trees using traversal
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Space Complexity of Traversal, also explain Morris Traversal
The entire process only had two rounds and it was really simple. Each round was around 45 minutes to an hour with a current Microsoft engineer and they just ask you a typical leetcode style question. There was also a behavioral round that was really simple.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The first round was a typically leetcode question that was really easy. The second round was a little bit harder. It was about having a nxn square made out of 0s and 1s and it wants you to compute what the square looks like if it was rotated.
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Belgrade, Central Serbia) in Apr 2026
Interview
It was a really enjoyable experience overall. Although I didn’t get the position, the interview itself was great, and I truly appreciated the opportunity to learn more about the role, the team, and the company.