I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Microsoft in Aug 2010
Interview
1. the first step is of course the written test which is a subjective evaluation of your basic programming and algo skills about an hour long.
2. then followed by 3 to 4 interviews
3. interviews had puzzles and coding questions both
4. the last interview was with a guy from the redmond office , US
5. apart form C , C++ , there was some OS , DBMS also.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
there are three buckets with a label each: oranges, apples, oranges + apples
the labels are guaranteed to be wrong
make minimum draws from the buckets and tell which bucket contains what?
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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