I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (California, MD) in Jun 2021
Interview
Normal process as you would think, first an interview with HR of around 30 minutes, then a codility OA with 3 exercises which were completed without issues. After this, I was moved to the 3 rounds of interviews and here is where everything went wrong for me. I got super nervous on the interviews and as expected, I was rejected. To be fair, the questions were not that hard now that I think of it, it's just that I was not prepared s I should have been.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Flatten a tree in levels, convert from an integer to the excel column and finally given a linked list, return the integer value that the nodes represent
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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