I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA) in Mar 2018
Interview
The first interviewer had not even glanced at my resume and was dismayed when I turned out to be an experienced professional and not fresh out of college. I was never asked about my professional experience nor any technology-specific questions which was a surprise to me. I felt like age discrimination was a factor and was uncomfortable for the rest of the day continuing only for the experience.
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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.
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
