I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Kharagpur, West Bengal) in Dec 2015
Interview
I'd already done an internship with Microsoft at Hyderabad, India, so I had a shortened process when applying for a Redmond role. There was first a coding test, then a group interview, then a one-on-one interview with a Manager from Redmond. The interview lasted around 40 minutes. I was asked general questions, guided by my resume. The focus was on discussing past projects and achievements, testing problem-solving skills, and checking general culture fit.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a linked list with alternating triplets of alphabets and numbers, return two linked lists, one with alphabets only, other with numbers only, in original order.
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Melbourne)
Interview
After submitting an online application, I received a HackerRank assessment after passing the resume screening stage, then I was rejected after completing the assessment and did not proceed to further interview rounds.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The assessment consisted of two LeetCode-medium-level coding questions to be completed within 75 minutes.
45 mins technical interview with a member of their San fran team. Very relaxed and informal but questions were focused and lots of follow ups. Easy to schedule as was over video conferencing platform
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.