Me postulé a través de un reclutador. Acudí a una entrevista en Microsoft en may 2018
Entrevista
An hour long phone screen was setup. The process was really quick. Once I talked to the recruiter for the position over linkedin, a screening was scheduled.
I was shared a link to a live code editor. The questions were not difficult at all. I would classify them as Leetcode easy, since they are pretty standard questions. However, I believe, the interviewer had a hard time understanding the solution I was trying to convey. This wasn't necessarily due to communication gaps, but more because, the interviewer had some solution in mind while asking the question and I did not spit out the exact one they wanted. I did not expect this from a company like Microsoft.
There were no questions about thought process, algorithm efficiency and time-space trade-off discussions.
Overall it was a really bad experience. I was rejected, despite having answered the questions correctly.
Prep help:
Microsoft does not seem to ask original or new questions and actually check your thought process. If you can do all the CTCI questions, you'll be in a good shape.
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.
Me postulé a través de una recomendación de un empleado. Acudí a una entrevista en Microsoft (Bangalore Rural) en jun 2026
Entrevista
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.