I applied for the program over the summer with the help of a referral. I heard back two months after I applied to do an on campus interview. Normally those would be behavorial but with referrals, we dove to the technical round
J'ai postulé via un établissement d'enseignement supérieur ou universitaire. Le processus a pris 1 semaine. J'ai passé un entretien chez Microsoft (Mumbai) en févr. 2026
Entretien
pretty standard and to the point question just like competetive programming, easy OA question , then simple implementation of linked ist traversal and then simple matrix problem in second interview.Got accepted as well.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
given a matrix with 1s and 0s convert every column and row with a 0 entirely into 0s.
J'ai postulé via un établissement d'enseignement supérieur ou universitaire. Le processus a pris 3 semaines. J'ai passé un entretien chez Microsoft (Redmond, WA) en janv. 2025
Entretien
I definitely overthinking the process since it was with Microsoft. The interviewers were super helpful and kind. My interview was easy, I was asked very simple HashMap problem because I have not taken a DSA class before.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
HashMap problem
Testing code (dry running test cases)
Only made it to the phone screening phase. I believe there is a technical interview and a behavioral interview after this. The recruiter was very nice and was super supportive because it was my first interview ever.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
why are you interested in computer science, how would you explain a computer to a 5-year-old, how would you organize a phone book?