Developer applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Microsoft (Nueva Delhi) in Oct 2025
Interview
The online assessment consisted of two coding questions on arrays and dynamic programming, followed by a few multiple-choice questions. The time constraint was tight, and I managed to solve one question partially. The interface was smooth, and the problems were of medium difficulty.
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Nueva Delhi) in Jan 2023
Interview
The interview was simple. Basic system design questions from Alex Wu book. CS fundamentals focusing on computer network, etc. Asked Easy/Medium difficulty questions from Leetcode. Low Level Design questions were not asked.
I got the invitation link, completed and passed every test case successfully, but surprisingly received a rejection the following week without any clear explanation, even though my performance met all expectations.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me to solve coding challenges that tested my problem-solving skills, logic, and efficiency. One key question focused on optimizing an algorithm to handle large data inputs efficiently.