I applied in-person. I interviewed at Microsoft (Tel Aviv) in Mar 2018
Interview
An hour-long phone call followed by an hour-and-a-half interview.
The interviewer was very nice both on the phone and in the interview itself.
The questions were not too difficult, but they did require thinking and thinking about the most effective solution.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me to tell about myself and my experience.
Then ask technical questions in computer science - create a dictionary and extract words that appear the most.
Search for an ancestor in a binary tree.
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