I applied through university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Microsoft (New Delhi) in Sep 2014
Interview
The first step was a coding round consisting of 2 questions on DS to be completed within 1 hour. Candidates solving at least 1 question correctly were selected for interview. @ rounds of interviews involving basic DS and Algo knowledge. Detailed discussion about projects and new technologies. Final round was HR round which was more of a formality.
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Question 1
Questions on strings, cloud computing and projects.
I applied through university. I interviewed at Microsoft (Bengaluru)
Interview
OA was taken, it was easy-medium consisting of a string problem and a DP problem. Technical Interview 1 was taken where they asked tree traversals using iteration and construction of trees using traversal
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Space Complexity of Traversal, also explain Morris Traversal
The entire process only had two rounds and it was really simple. Each round was around 45 minutes to an hour with a current Microsoft engineer and they just ask you a typical leetcode style question. There was also a behavioral round that was really simple.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The first round was a typically leetcode question that was really easy. The second round was a little bit harder. It was about having a nxn square made out of 0s and 1s and it wants you to compute what the square looks like if it was rotated.
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Belgrade, Central Serbia) in Apr 2026
Interview
It was a really enjoyable experience overall. Although I didn’t get the position, the interview itself was great, and I truly appreciated the opportunity to learn more about the role, the team, and the company.