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Updated 11 Jan 2025

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

I was interviewed in Sep 2024.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

I was given a test which was not that difficult

Round 2 - Behavioral 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Why are you leaving the current job
  • Ans. 

    Seeking new challenges and growth opportunities in a more innovative environment.

    • Looking for new challenges and opportunities for growth

    • Interested in working in a more innovative environment

    • Seeking a change in company culture or work-life balance

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What's the driving factor for you to join Altair
  • Ans. 

    The innovative projects and collaborative work environment at Altair are the driving factors for me to join.

    • Innovative projects: I am excited about the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects that push the boundaries of technology.

    • Collaborative work environment: I value teamwork and believe that working with talented individuals at Altair will help me grow professionally.

    • Company culture: I have heard great things ...

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Q1. Find Nth PrimeYou are given a number 'N'. Your task is to find Nth prime number. A prime number is a number greater than 1 that is not a product of two smaller natural numbers. Prime numbers have only two factors – 1 and the number itself. ... read more
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Intern Interview Questions & Answers

user image Thanusree Janapati

posted on 29 Aug 2024

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

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Sql joins and types of joins
  • Ans. 

    SQL joins are used to combine rows from two or more tables based on a related column between them.

    • Types of joins include INNER JOIN, LEFT JOIN, RIGHT JOIN, and FULL JOIN.

    • INNER JOIN returns rows when there is at least one match in both tables.

    • LEFT JOIN returns all rows from the left table and the matched rows from the right table.

    • RIGHT JOIN returns all rows from the right table and the matched rows from the left table.

    • F...

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  • Q2. Powerbi and done projects

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Q1. Case. There is a housing society “The wasteful society”, you collect all the household garbage and sell it to 5 different businesses. Determine what price you will pay to the society members in Rs/kg, given you want to make a profit of 20% ... read more
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Dec 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary discussion

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Q1. What exceptions have u faced while creating framework?
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Intern Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 30 Nov 2024

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

Commands of docker, git

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Commands of Git

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Jan 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is modal analysis
  • Ans. 

    Modal analysis is a technique used to study the dynamic characteristics of a system by identifying its modes of vibration.

    • Modal analysis is used to determine the natural frequencies, damping ratios, and mode shapes of a structure or component.

    • It helps in understanding the behavior of a system under different loading conditions.

    • Modal analysis is commonly used in engineering fields such as aerospace, civil, and mechanica...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. General discussion about the job description
Round 2 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. What is dof for 1d 2d and 3d element
  • Ans. 

    DOF stands for Degrees of Freedom and refers to the number of independent variables in an element.

    • 1D elements have 2 DOF, typically displacement in x and rotation about x

    • 2D elements have 3 DOF, typically displacement in x and y, and rotation about z

    • 3D elements have 6 DOF, typically displacement in x, y, and z, and rotation about x, y, and z

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Mesh quality criteria
  • Ans. 

    Mesh quality criteria are used to evaluate the accuracy and reliability of a mesh in numerical simulations.

    • Mesh quality criteria assess the shape, size, and connectivity of mesh elements.

    • Common criteria include aspect ratio, skewness, and orthogonality.

    • Aspect ratio measures the elongation of elements, with lower values indicating better quality.

    • Skewness measures the distortion of elements, with values close to zero ind...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. What fea solvers have you used before
  • Ans. 

    I have used various fea solvers in my previous roles.

    • ANSYS

    • ABAQUS

    • Nastran

    • LS-DYNA

    • OpenFOAM

  • Answered by AI

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Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed in Mar 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Vehicle dynamics basics
  • Q2. Motion solve related questions
  • Q3. Basics of physics

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

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

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Project based backend and frontend
  • Q2. How to connect to backend
  • Ans. 

    To connect to the backend, you can use APIs, database connections, or web services.

    • Use APIs to send and receive data between the frontend and backend

    • Establish database connections to retrieve and store data

    • Utilize web services for communication between different systems

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Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare for project

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Software Developer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Maximum Subarray SumGiven an array of numbers, find the maximum sum of any contiguous subarray of the array. For example, given the array [34, -50, 42, 14, -5, 86], the maximum sum would be 137, since we would take elements 42, 14, -5, and ... read more
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Technology related
  • Q2. Programming related

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Q1. Oops in Java Patterns in Java JDK,JRE,JVM MVC Array questions strings in Java This,super keywords Java problems like palindrome, prime number,and so many problems and logics Why java is platform independent Why java is not platform dependen... read more
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Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Find repeated nos in arrays
  • Ans. 

    Find repeated numbers in arrays of strings

    • Iterate through each string in the array

    • Convert each string to an array of numbers

    • Use a hash map to track the frequency of each number

    • Identify and return the repeated numbers

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Round 2 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Current company work, reason for change, etc.

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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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Sde1 Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 6 Feb 2023

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Jan 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(10 Questions)

  • Q1. Basic OOP's Concepts
  • Q2. What's Copy Constructor and how and why it is used
  • Ans. 

    Copy constructor creates a new object by copying the values of an existing object.

    • Copy constructor is used to create a new object with the same values as an existing object.

    • It is invoked when a new object is initialized with an existing object.

    • It is used to avoid shallow copy and ensure deep copy of objects.

    • Example: MyClass obj1; MyClass obj2 = obj1; //copy constructor called to create obj2

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  • Q3. What's shallow and deep copy
  • Ans. 

    Shallow copy creates a new object with the same reference as the original, while deep copy creates a new object with a new reference.

    • Shallow copy only copies the reference to the original object, so changes made to the copy will affect the original object.

    • Deep copy creates a new object with a new reference, so changes made to the copy will not affect the original object.

    • In Python, shallow copy can be made using the cop...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. How vector works internally
  • Ans. 

    Vectors are dynamic arrays that allocate memory dynamically. They work by storing elements in contiguous memory locations.

    • Vectors allocate memory dynamically and store elements in contiguous memory locations

    • They can be resized dynamically as needed

    • Accessing elements is done using an index, similar to arrays

    • Inserting or deleting elements in the middle of a vector can be expensive as it requires shifting all subsequent e...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Different containers in STL
  • Ans. 

    STL provides various containers like vector, list, map, set, etc.

    • Vector: Dynamic array with contiguous memory allocation

    • List: Doubly linked list

    • Map: Associative container with key-value pairs

    • Set: Associative container with unique keys

    • Deque: Double-ended queue

    • Stack: LIFO data structure

    • Queue: FIFO data structure

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  • Q6. What's difference between ordered map and unordered map
  • Ans. 

    Ordered map maintains the order of insertion while unordered map does not.

    • Ordered map is implemented using a balanced binary search tree while unordered map is implemented using a hash table.

    • Ordered map is useful when we need to maintain the order of insertion while unordered map is useful when we need faster access to elements.

    • Example of ordered map: std::map in C++, Example of unordered map: std::unordered_map in C++

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  • Q7. What's' polymorphism and how it works
  • Ans. 

    Polymorphism is the ability of an object to take on many forms. It allows objects of different classes to be treated as if they were the same type.

    • Polymorphism is achieved through method overriding and method overloading.

    • Method overriding is when a subclass provides a specific implementation of a method that is already provided by its parent class.

    • Method overloading is when a class has two or more methods with the same...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q8. How compiler differentiate between different function with same signature. Name mangling
  • Ans. 

    Name mangling is used by compilers to differentiate between different functions with the same signature.

    • Name mangling is a process of encoding/decoding function names to include additional information such as parameter types and namespaces.

    • This allows the compiler to differentiate between functions with the same name and signature.

    • For example, in C++, two functions with the same name and signature but in different name...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q9. Write C++ program to find absolute difference between sum of diagonal elements
  • Ans. 

    C++ program to find absolute difference between sum of diagonal elements

    • Create a 2D array

    • Calculate sum of diagonal elements

    • Calculate absolute difference

    • Print the result

  • Answered by AI
  • Q10. How does virtual function works. What's Vptr and Vtable. Why virtual function is needed
  • Ans. 

    Virtual functions allow dynamic binding of functions at runtime. Vptr and Vtable are used to implement this feature.

    • Virtual functions are declared in base class and can be overridden in derived classes.

    • Vptr is a pointer to Vtable which contains addresses of virtual functions.

    • Virtual function is needed to achieve polymorphism and to allow derived classes to have their own implementation of a function.

    • Virtual functions a...

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Technical 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. Brief about background, experience and projects
  • Ans. 

    I am a software engineer with 5 years of experience in developing web applications and mobile apps.

    • Developed a web application for a healthcare company using React and Node.js

    • Built a mobile app for a retail company using React Native

    • Worked on a project for a financial institution using Java and Spring Framework

    • Experience in Agile methodology and Scrum framework

    • Strong skills in problem-solving and debugging

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  • Q2. Few code snippet regarding memory leak how you will resolve them
  • Q3. Code snippet regarding how virtual function will work. With and without virtual keyword
  • Q4. Given one point and circle how will you find if it's inside circle or outside circle
  • Ans. 

    Check if a point is inside or outside a circle

    • Calculate the distance between the center of the circle and the given point using the distance formula

    • If the distance is less than the radius of the circle, the point is inside the circle

    • If the distance is equal to the radius of the circle, the point is on the circle

    • If the distance is greater than the radius of the circle, the point is outside the circle

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. What's smart pointers Which IDE you use Have you used GDB?
  • Ans. 

    Smart pointers are objects that manage the memory of dynamically allocated objects, preventing memory leaks and dangling pointers.

    • Smart pointers are a type of RAII (Resource Acquisition Is Initialization) technique.

    • They automatically delete the object they point to when it is no longer needed.

    • Examples of smart pointers include unique_ptr, shared_ptr, and weak_ptr in C++.

    • They are used to prevent memory leaks and danglin...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Altair Engineering Sde1 interview:
  • C++
  • Aptitude
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Keep basics clear and prepare for aptitude questions also

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Q1. Given one point and circle how will you find if it's inside circle or outside circle
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Altair Engineering Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Altair Engineering interview?
Altair Engineering interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Altair Engineering interview process are Technical, Resume Shortlist and Coding Test.
How to prepare for Altair Engineering 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 Altair Engineering. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Altair Engineering expect are Python, Simulation, Data Analytics, Cloud and Mechanical Design.
What are the top questions asked in Altair Engineering interview?

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How long is the Altair Engineering interview process?

The duration of Altair Engineering interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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