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Updated 10 Dec 2024

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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. One leetcode involing bucket sort
Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic question on Why to join

Software Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Bridge and torch problem : Four people come to a river in the night. There is a narrow bridge, but it can only hold two people at a time. They have one torch and, because it's night, the torch has to be used when crossing the bridge. Person... read more
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in May 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Past experience
  • Q2. Current expectation

Senior Solution Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. What are the different methods to save cost in an Azure environment?
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Dec 2023. There were 7 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Link for an Hacker rank test provided with a mix of Medium & Hard Leetcode style problems

Round 2 - Assignment 

Full-Stack Application assignment was provided

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Frontend Related Questions
Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Backend Related Questions
Round 5 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. System Design Fundamentals
Round 6 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. About your role in current projects
Round 7 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Explained About Company Culture and Company roles and about Manager

Software Development Engineer II Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Given 2 large numeric comma seperated strings. You need to calculate their sum along with maintaining the correct position of commas. Example Test Case - s1 - "123,456,788" s2 - "1" output - "123,456,789" constraints - since the strings can... read more
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I applied via Job Portal and was interviewed before Nov 2021. There were 5 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - Coding Test 

A generic problem solving scenario.

Round 3 - LLD 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Detailed design of a common problem.
Round 4 - HLD 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Mostly involving microservices.
Round 5 - Test and Debugging 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Scenario based testing and debugging

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Alation Software Engineer IV interview:
  • Microservices
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare wisely. Make sure the basic concepts are clear and your resume reflects your experience.

Software Engineer IV Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. How tcp/ip works and explain about tcp header
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Alation interview questions for popular designations

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 (1)

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Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Laravel Nova task
  • Q2. Php basic questions

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Sep 2020. There were 6 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Python program like print day, month and year from current date and fibonacci series
  • Q2. Bluetooth concept basics

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare only program and basic concepts

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Aug 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What is mentioned in resume will be questined
Round 2 - HR 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Why should we hire you?
  • Q2. What are your salary expectations?
  • Q3. Why are you looking for a change?
  • Q4. Tell me about yourself.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Should be able to communicate properly and possess knowledge on necessary background
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Mar 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Arayay sub array with max sum

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - just prep dsa
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Oct 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Assignment 

Build an API for a E Commerce Store and show how you would use certain libraries and

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. How do You use Decorators in Python? Why do you need them and how would you use them in an API setting.
  • Ans. 

    Decorators in Python are used to modify or extend the behavior of functions or methods without changing their code.

    • Decorators are functions that take another function as an argument and return a new function.

    • They are commonly used for logging, authentication, caching, and more.

    • Example: @staticmethod or @classmethod decorators in Python.

    • In an API setting, decorators can be used to authenticate users, log requests, or ra

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What are Your Salary expectations from this role?
  • Ans. 

    My salary expectations are in line with industry standards for an Associate Software Engineer role.

    • Research industry standards for Associate Software Engineer salaries

    • Consider my level of experience and skills when determining salary expectations

    • Be open to negotiation based on the overall compensation package offered

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I appeared for an interview before Jan 2024.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. OOPs related questions.
  • Q2. Joins, Indexes and some problems to write sql queries.

Alation Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Alation interview?
Alation interview process usually has 3-4 rounds. The most common rounds in the Alation interview process are Technical, HR and Coding Test.
How to prepare for Alation interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at Alation . The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Alation expect are Python, AWS, Big Data, SQL and Java.
What are the top questions asked in Alation interview?

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