I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft in Aug 2015
Interview
I received a cold contact email from an internal Microsoft recruiter who set up a call to explain the position and determine my availablity for follow-up portions of the interview. I was then registered for a web-based 1-hour technical screen. The outcome of this technical screen determined the candidates they were to bring onsite the following week for an on-site hiring event.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Technical screen consisted of 3 questions:
1)Merge and sort 3 integer arrays.
2)Compare version numbers returning negative number if versionA < versionB; 0 if versionA == VersionB; positive number if versionA > versionB. Examples given for format were (1.0.0.0; 1.0.0.1; 2010.1.0.0).
3)Identify bugs in the following implementation of a dictionary.
function Dictionary(){
var this.dictionary_ = {};
}
Dictionary.prototype.Add(word, definitiion){
this.dictionary_[word] = definitiion);
}
Dictionary.prototype.WhatIs(word){
return this.dictionary_[word];
}
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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