Morgan Stanley Interview Questions
& Process

The interview process consisted of 5 interviews. The first interview covered Java basics and advanced topics, Spring Boot basics, DSA, SQL queries, and high-level design. The second interview focused on microservice concepts from basic to advanced, debugging, and some frontend Angular questions. The third interview involved DSA, in-depth discussion of resume projects, and SQL. The fourth interview assessed project fit, included an ED interview, and posed hypothetical questions. Finally, the fifth interview was with HR and focused on basic HR questions.

So, the whole process had 3 rounds. First, we had two technical interviews. The first one was about basic logic and solving problems, like palindrome checking and some analytical puzzles, kinda like easy DSA. The second tech interview was more about my projects, talking about LangGraph, agentic orchestration, and automated data science stuff. Lastly, there was an HR chat to see if I'm a good fit for the team and company culture.

So, there were 2 rounds for this internship. First, an online assignment that had debugging, aptitude, and DSA sections. Then, an HR interview round as part of the OA. The debugging part was pretty easy, solvable within the 20 min time limit. The aptitude section had 26 questions and was quite time-consuming, with a 40 min limit. Finally, the DSA section had 3 medium-level questions to be solved in 60 min.

The first couple of rounds went fine, but before the third one, there were a lot of warning signs, which I chose to ignore. The panelist for the third round was a solution architect from Mumbai. My virtual interview was scheduled for 4 PM on a weekday. I finished my work and rushed home, only to get a call at 3:59 PM saying the panelist was busy with work. Two days later, I was asked to come to their office, and it turned out to be the same panelist who wanted to conduct the virtual round from the office! He started by saying it was a system design round, mentioning that I'd already answered coding questions in previous rounds. He asked me repetitive questions, as if expecting textbook answers. I explained everything using analogies and technical details. After the interview, HR told me the panelist needed to consult with the previous panelists, which seemed odd as if he wasn't aware of their feedback. I was rejected a few days later.