I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA) in Nov 2014
Interview
On-campus interview - waited about 2 weeks before hearing back. They were very nice and flew me out to Seattle. There I got a chance to interview with 4 different teams inside of Cloud and Enterprise (one of the organizations inside MSFT). All interviewers were nice though one was slightly more serious than others - but all of them made me feel comfortable.
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Question 1
I had a fairly different experience regarding questions. Most of my friends were asked things you'd find in CTCI but I got asked very weird, eccentric questions. You should be comfortable with thinking on your feet if you're interviewing with C+E because chances are you've not seen that type of question before.
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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