I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Jun 2022
Interview
Experience overview consisting of what typical day/week looks like and how that is similar differs from what is expected for the role. This is followed by live technical coding portion. Live IDE with technical expert monitoring the coding portion.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How many hours of meetings do you typically attend as an engineer currently?
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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