I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Microsoft in Feb 2009
Interview
There are many phases to the interview process, in which an initial telephone screening is required. A behavioural interview is first set up, and after that, one of the regular full time software engineers give you a technical interview. The technical interview ranges from C++ theoretical questions to memory (heap/stack) questions to coding on paper to puzzle questions. Any candidate will have to prepare heavily and brush up on their knowledge. The interviews lasted about 1 1/2 hours.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I'm thinking of a number 1 to 999. You may ask 3 questions to try to figure it out. You may not ask questions such as, what is the number, or what is the first/second/third digit.
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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