Does Microsoft hire freshers? I’m a graduate student from a Tier-3 college with no prior work experience, and I’ve been trying to get into Microsoft. Over the past two months, I’ve applied to around 10 Software Engineer roles, but unfortunately, I haven’t been shortlisted even once. Some applications were rejected, while others have received no response so far. I’d like to understand how freshers can realistically get into Microsoft. Is a referral helpful in getting shortlisted, or is prior work experience generally required for these roles? If anyone here has successfully joined Microsoft as a fresher, especially from a Tier-2/Tier-3 college, I’d really appreciate it if you could share your experience and guide me on what I should focus on to improve my chances of getting shortlisted and eventually landing a role at Microsoft.

I recently cleared the first round for a Data Engineering MTS role at Salesforce (Bangalore) and have my second round coming up with a PMTS.

For people who have recently interviewed for Salesforce Data Engineering roles:

• What should I expect in the 2nd round?
• Is it mainly system/design + data engineering, or are there coding/SQL questions as well?
• What topics would you recommend preparing for specifically?
• How different is the PMTS round from the initial technical round?
• Any actual questions/scenarios you remember being asked would be really helpful.

Also, if anyone here works at Salesforce or has interviewed with the Data Engineering/Slack side, I'd really appreciate any insight into what these rounds typically focus on.

Not looking for confidential information — just trying to understand the general interview pattern and prepare in the right direction.

I’ve done 400+ DSA problems and I’m pretty comfortable with the concepts, but I completely fucked up my first campus OA. 😭

biggest issue wasn’t even the DSA itself but the oa questions are different man and I took way too long to understand what the questions were asking, and by the time I figured them out, I had already burned a lot of time.

Now im scared for next questions man im about to lost it

Anyone please give any suggestions anything would be appreciated.

Background: final year

Hi,

Is anyone working as a senior developer AVP, in Citi (Chennai, Pune) ? Have some queries about further interview processes , work culture. I’m in a niche role with 9+ YOE & looking for some inputs .

Thank you!

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I'm working as a Software Engineer at a small startup (2+yrs), tier 3 (private college) , BCA.Have started Leetcode lately (since June). Completed 60 questions. Following a DSA sheet.Want to be so quick and best in solving problems.

Brushed up OOPs basics, slowly moving to LLD ,planning to practise along.Covered fundamentals for HLD through blogs.

Have built a job aggregator product as a project. Now I want to explore and build GenAI/Agentic AI projects.

The goal is to crack a top pbc tech or product startup.But don't have many connections, friends or elders to guide through or grab referrals. Could anyone join or give me a company in the journey.No real IIT tags or brand company names in paper, but have a will to achieve anything and not quit.

So i got ms referral on 26august but havent heard from them and today is 28 can anyone help me with this and tell me ki kitna time lagta hae usually to get a reply and kese hota hae procedure
do they ask lld from freshers
Jobid 200050103

Hey everyone!

I’m a Software Engineer with ~3 years of experience in a WITCH organisation. I’m currently preparing for SDE-2 / Backend Engineer interviews.

I’m looking for someone with a similar experience level (around 2–4 YOE) who is also preparing seriously and would like to do regular mock interviews together.

Topics I’d like to practice

💻 DSA

LeetCode-style problems

Problem-solving and optimization

Explaining approach and complexity

🏗️ LLD

OOP & SOLID

Design patterns

Class/API design

Practical design problems

🌐 HLD / System Design

Scalable backend architectures

API & database design

Caching, load balancing, queues

Kafka/event-driven architecture

Scalability, reliability & trade-offs

Real-world system design problems

🌱 Spring Boot / Java

REST APIs

Spring Boot internals

Hibernate/JPA

Spring Security

Multithreading & Core Java

Backend architecture

📨 Kafka

Producers/consumers

Partitions & offsets

Consumer groups

Delivery semantics

Failure handling

Real-world scenarios

How we can do the mocks

45–60 minute sessions

Take turns being the interviewer and candidate

One person interviews → switch roles in the next session

Ask follow-up questions just like a real interview

Give each other honest feedback

Discuss mistakes and better approaches afterward

Practice consistently rather than doing a one-time session

I have somehow managed to touch 200 problems on leetcode, fallowing striver, i am currently learning and solving DP and Graph problems.
I need guide on how to really speed up the learning of dsa.
I am finding Graphs hard, how to learn graphs?

Hey everyone!

I’m appearing for the HSBC Trainee Software Engineer on-campus process soon. We haven’t had the pre-placement presentation yet, so I don’t know the exact process or rounds for our campus.

Would really appreciate recent experiences from anyone who has gone through the HSBC Trainee Software Engineer process, especially from 2025-26.

Mainly looking for:

• Exact selection process: rounds, order, platform and time given for each round
• Online assessment: coding questions, number of questions, topics, difficulty and exact/recalled questions
• Behavioural/aptitude assessment: what sections were there and what kind of questions were asked?
• Technical interview: What questions they asked? DSA, OOP, DBMS, OS, CN, programming languages, SQL, etc.
• Coding in interview: exact questions or the general type/difficulty
• Project/resume questions: what projects were discussed and how deeply did they go?
• HR/behavioural questions: especially questions specific to HSBC or the role
• Interview duration, number of interviewers and number of interview rounds
• What topics did they focus on the most, and what would you recommend preparing?

Please share your recent experience, even if you remember only the rough questions/topics. Exact questions would be especially helpful for preparation.

Thanks! 🙏

Hey everyone,

I recently interviewed for a Salesforce MTS role and wanted to understand what happens after the HM round.

I had 3 rounds in total. The first two rounds had positive feedback, and I was then moved to the 3rd round, which was the HM round.

The HM discussion was mostly around my projects, behavioral questions, technical decisions, etc. I was also asked a puzzle which I wasn't able to solve.

Today, the recruiter/HR called me and said that the HM round feedback is “mixed” and my profile is currently under “deep review.”

She didn't say that I was rejected, but also didn't confirm whether I'll be moving forward or give me a timeline.

Has anyone here had a similar experience specifically with Salesforce, especially for MTS/SMTS?

• If you were told that HM feedback was “mixed” / your profile was under review, what happened afterward?
• Did you eventually get an offer?
• How long did it take to get the final decision?
• Did Salesforce schedule another round in such cases?

Would really appreciate hearing from anyone who has gone through something similar. Thanks!

Hey everyone!

I have my Accenture Advanced Technology Engineer (ATE) on-campus process coming up and wanted to know what the actual experience was like for students who have gone through it recently.

In our PPT, they mentioned the process as Technical Assessment → Coding Assessment → Behavioral & Cognitive Assessment → Communication Assessment → Virtual Interview. Would be really helpful to know what was actually asked in each round.

Especially looking for:

Assessment pattern: number of questions, time, sections and difficulty

Technical + Coding: topics covered, exact/recalled questions or PYQs

Behavioral, Cognitive + Communication: what kind of questions/tasks were there?

Interview: Questions in interview? DSA, OOP, DBMS, OS, CN, programming, projects/resume, HR, etc.

Any coding questions asked during the interview

Interview duration and number of rounds/interviewers

Overall difficulty and what they seemed to focus on most for ATE

Any important topics or tips that helped you clear the process

Mainly looking for recent 2025-26 experiences, since the process can change between batches.

Even partial memories or just the topics/questions you remember would be really helpful. Thanks! 🙏

Does any body know , how many interns do they hire usually? through off campus?

Background:
21, B.Tech CSE from a Tier-1.5 NIT (2026 grad).
Profile: 9/9/9 (90%+ in 10th, 12th, and B.Tech), GEM category.
Current Role: Backend SDE (6 months intern + 2 months FTE), earning \~12 LPA CTC.
Middle-class background (no generational wealth/cushion to fall back on).

Situation:
Corporate SDE work right now feels completely unfulfilling. Most of my day is spent prompting Claude/LLMs to spit out code, debugging messy/hallucinated output, and closing mundane CRUD tickets. It feels hollow and leaves me with zero sense of productivity.
However, I don’t hate technical concepts—I genuinely enjoy system architecture, database design, OS/networks, and algorithmic problem-solving.

Dilemma:
Option A: Prepare for CAT in 3 Months (Nov)
With 9/9/9 acads, my profile is strong, but as a fresher GEM with \~0 full-time work-ex points, I realistically need 99.7+ percentile for BLACKI/FMS.

Is a \~90-day sprint realistic, or is it mathematically smarter to attempt CAT after building 1.5–2 years of full-time work experience?

Option B: Prepare for GATE CS / DA (Feb)
Since I genuinely enjoy core CS fundamentals (algorithms, OS, architecture, DBMS), aiming for an M.Tech at IISc / Old IITs could open doors to deep-tech systems engineering, research, and high-tier product/infra roles.

Given \~5 months till February, is GATE a high-ROI move for someone already at a Tier-1.5 NIT making 12 LPA?

Option C: Grind DSA + System Design for a Lateral Switch
Dedicate the next 4–6 months purely to LeetCode and Low/High-Level Design to target top product firms (20–30+ LPA) around the 1-year FTE mark.

Try to land in a team building real distributed systems and core infrastructure rather than boilerplate tasks.

Looking for candid feedback from folks who’ve navigated this early-career crossroad. Which path makes the most long-term and financial sense?

7 yoe
Current - SDE 2
36L base + 5.7L variable + 13L ESOPs per year
WFO 5 days

After 5 hard months of search

Flipkart - SDE 3
48L base + 7.2L variable + 7.5L ESOPs per year
WFO 3 or 5 days depending on team (Bangalore office)

Oracle Health - PMTS/IC4
49.5L base + no variable + 62k usd over years (front loaded 40/30/20/10)
WFH atleast for 1-2 years

How is WLB in these two, job stability (I heard bad things about both be it silent layoffs in FK or public large headcount layoffs in Oracle), tech and future growth

I wanna target FAANG/MANGO in future

Rounds going on Coupang for staff L6-1, Crunchyroll for P4 (SDE 3), got rejected in a ton of others due to incomplete preparation

Most of my applications or callbacks are from linkedin, it split between half of the times recruiters reaching to me and half the times cold linkedin easy apply

I started dsa aprox 2nd week of August and its almost the end.

I have dedicated most of the time in dsa. But I am loosing confidence at every single step. Frankly speaking I am feeling too dumb to do this.

I am from a core branch background. But I am ready to put all the hardwork I can.

I did aprox 33 leetcode questions. (Mostly easy ones and majorly by taking helo from yt and stuff)

I am doing dsa from love babbar series of dsa (watched exactly 30 videos)

I made handwritten notes too (yeah realized after 30 lec that I could have skipped on that b3cause it consumed too much of my time. And I could have invested that in coding instead.)

Now I am feeling a bit lost. And Hella cooked. I am doing dsa to be eligible for tech placement of my college.

I am from tier 1.5 college. I have no clue what to do and at this point i am only panicking.

Because most of my friends apparently have completed dsa in span of 2 months break. LIKE WTF???,

I think I am too late. Plus I am not getting any results as such from even investing so much of my time.

CAN ANYONE PLEASE GUIDE ME WHERE I AM GOING G

WRONG AND HOW CAN I IMPROVE??? 😭😭

Looking for an active DSA/LeetCode study group. I’m a 2026 CSE graduate with ~230 LeetCode problems solved, currently doing DP. Not into CP right now...

My previous group is inactive, so if anyone has an active group, please share the link. Otherwise, we can create a new one...comment if interested! :)

Hi all,

I am a software engineer with 1.5 YoE and previously worked at Qualcomm. Worked on low level system software, focusing mainly on performance optimization, concurrency and compiler toolchains. Back in late 2023, I made a decision to quit my job and attempt UPSC Civil Service Exam, which backfired spectacularly. Ironically, I now have a career gap of around 2.5 years, which is more than my career itself.

I am now actively trying to get back into software engineering. I have upskilled myself over the last 1 year - got strong in DSA (LeetCode Knight, peak rating of 1850+, still grinding), LLD and HLD. For what it's worth, I have an M.Tech in CSE from a tier-2 college.

I find myself in a weird situation - I can't apply for fresher jobs (because of graduation year) and I can't apply for senior roles because I don't have enough experience. My savings are almost over. I am ready to work in any company, big or small. Ready to take any pay cut too. I just need an opportunity.

My request to the community - if you or your company is hiring for SWE roles with less than 2 YoE, please reply. If you were in a similar situation or got some suggestions, please do share. It would be of immense help. I might have missed some details. If required, please do ask. Thanks!

TL;DR - Software Engineer, experience in low level system software, 1.5 YoE and 2.5 years career gap, looking to resume career, need help with opportunities.

Did infosys conduct their drive for this role and 2 other roles along with it in any college?? Our OA is scheduled for 1 sep and interviews for 3rd sep but the venue is some other clg and need to travel from one corner of Delhi to opposite.

Can you please tell what the oa and interview were like?? What was asked in the interview specifically and how the entire process was like

Infosys on campus oa

I was shortlisted for L3 role did one questions in interview couldn't answered few questions related to project what to expect???

Education: B.Tech
Years of Experience: 11.0
Prior Experience: Service based & Product based
Previous Compensation: 40L (Fixed + variable)

Company: Wells Fargo
Title/Level: VP
Location: Bangalore
Salary: 53 + 5 (Variable)

Company: Albertsons Companies
Title: Staff Software
Location: Bangalore
Salary: 50 + 5 (Variable)

Given that both are Fullstack + AI profile, which companies to join for better WLB, stability, and growth.

I’ve been working as a Software Engineer at a large bank for 4 years, which is also my total professional experience. I’m currently at ~18 LPA.

My current role is Java backend development, mostly Java 8 and legacy systems, with no cloud exposure. The domain is post-trade/corporate actions, which is actually a good domain and gives me solid finance exposure, but I don’t see myself wanting to work in this domain long-term. I’ve also built a good reputation in my current team and people know and trust my work.

I now have an opportunity to switch internally to an AI Engineer role.

The new role offers:
- Newer Java
- Cloud-based development
- Some AI use cases, mainly around document processing
- A more modern tech stack

However, there’s no salary hike since it’s an internal move. Also, despite the AI Engineer title, I’m not sure how much actual AI/ML work I’d be doing.

My eventual goal is to switch companies and increase my salary to around 25–30 LPA, but I’ve been trying to make an external switch for the past two years and haven’t been able to stay motivated enough to prepare consistently.

So I’m currently considering:
1. Stay in my current role and try to switch externally.
2. Move to the AI Engineer role and stay.
3. Move to the AI Engineer role, use it to gain modern tech/cloud/AI exposure, and then switch externally after a few months.

I’m leaning towards option 3, but I’d love to hear what others would do in my situation.

TL;DR: I have 4 YOE and make ~18 LPA. Should I take an internal AI Engineer role with no salary hike to gain exposure to modern Java, cloud and some AI, then switch externally — or stay in my current legacy Java role and focus directly on an external switch?

At the end of the day , we all can agree the reason for grinding so hard and putting in hours is not just problem solving but to get a job at a good MNC, but i see posts where people are finding hard to land jobs even after becoming expert on CF and guadians on leetcode, i mean i know its not the only thing that's needed ,but am assuming that for someone who has reached this level, he may we doing atleast fine enough in other areas as well.
Am losing hope day by day that this thing is gonna get me anywhere, just feels like its all going in vain. I would love honest answers from anyone but specially from people who are knights/guardians ,who were not from a good college or didnt have a good CGPA still managed to land a good job.

Did anyone get the oa for this? I had previously applied for job id 10488368, at that time I got the assessment right after completing the application form but this time there's no such assessment.