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Updated 16 Feb 2024

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8 interviews found

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
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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

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

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

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Properly align and format text in your resume. A recruiter will have to spend more time reading poorly aligned text, leading to high chances of rejection.
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Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Technical questions based on profile.
  • Q2. OOPS Questions, Database Questions
Round 3 - Coding Test 

Coding test based on the profile.

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

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Apr 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Don’t add your photo or details such as gender, age, and address in your resume. These details do not add any value.
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Round 2 - Coding Test 

Written test on Basics of c and c++ is asked.
Also be thorough with mathematical topics like vectors,calculus.

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. C++ basic questions Oops concepts
  • Q2. Math questions on vectors and calculus Predict the output for a given program

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident and strong at basics of C/C++.
They also value your communication skills as well.

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Sep 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Problem solving and string processing

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Practice problem solving questions.

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Software Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Sameer Mandge

posted on 31 Aug 2015

Interview Questionnaire 

6 Questions

  • Q1. Tell something about yourself
  • Ans. 

    I am a software engineer with 5 years of experience in developing web applications using Java and JavaScript.

    • I have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science.

    • I am proficient in Spring Framework and AngularJS.

    • I have worked on projects involving RESTful APIs and microservices architecture.

    • I am a quick learner and enjoy working in a team environment.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Why do you want to join this company?
  • Ans. 

    I am impressed with the company's innovative approach and commitment to excellence.

    • I have researched the company and its products extensively and am excited about the potential for growth and development.

    • I am impressed with the company's reputation for innovation and cutting-edge technology.

    • I believe that the company's commitment to excellence aligns with my own values and goals.

    • I am excited about the opportunity to wo...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. What are your future plans?
  • Ans. 

    My future plans include continuous learning, honing my skills, and contributing to the growth of the company.

    • I plan to attend relevant conferences and workshops to stay updated with the latest technologies.

    • I want to work on challenging projects that will help me improve my skills.

    • I aim to become a valuable asset to the company by contributing to its growth and success.

    • I plan to mentor and guide junior developers to hel

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Mathematics
  • Q5. Programming
  • Q6. Logic

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: It was a bit lengthy and I wasn't able to solve all the questions, but the rest was accurately completed by me.
Tips: One needs to know basic programming and logic. The rest is doable. Pay attention to time and the accuracy of your answers.
Duration: 120 minutes
Total Questions: 50

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: A few points were given to us and we had to proceed from there. I gave new ideas as well as new points of view on the already presented ideas. I also encouraged others to participate.
Tips: Don't be too quiet/passive or too loud/active. Let others also talk and don't talk about the same points again & again.
Duration: 15 minutes

Round: HR Interview
Experience: It was a good interview. I felt at ease and myself while talking about me. The CTO of the company was conducting it.
Tips: See the direction in which the interview is going and frame your answers accordingly. Tell them what they want to hear, but don't lie.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: It was a telephonic interview, and the HR team present there was guiding me through it. The questions were easy.
Tips: Be confident while answering the questions. Don't think too much on it, and answer appropriately. Be clear and concise.

General Tips: As I said earlier as well, be yourself and be confident.
Skill Tips: Be adequately prepared on what you prepare for; know the ins and outs of the company you are sitting in for; be confident and clear on what you speak.
Skills: Programming, Logic Building, Common Aptitude, Personality
College Name: IIT Bombay
Motivation: I wanted to do programming which was also in the engineering domain. Hence Altair came as the perfect fit for me.
Funny Moments: I was not able to listen properly to the telephonic interview, but the CTO was impressed with me in the HR interview so he happily guided me through. I also found out that one of the seniors interviewing me was from the same place as that of mine, so we had a small discussion there as well. I felt at ease hence.

Software Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Pranay Kumar

posted on 10 Mar 2015

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: My experience with IITB racing for more than 2 years helped me with this process. Additionally, my work as an electronic differential engineer which required development of a detailed vehicle model was more closer to the

College Name: IIT BOMBAY

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Tips: Screening test is done online and contains objective questions..
Total Questions: Online

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: Shortlisted candidates were divided in groups of 9-10 students for group discussion. GD lasted for about 40 min.
Duration: 40 minutes

Round: Interview
Experience: Technical interview was of about 35 min. There was no hr interview. Questions were related to the projects that the candidate performed during his stay at IIT Roorkee. Two puzzles were also asked. Other questions were based on the answers that the candidate gave to the previous questions.

General Tips: This company looks for people with strong technical aptitude. So do not shy from showing all your projects. In other companies too many projects may lead them to believe that you are more interested in pursuing research and will leave the company soon. This may have a negative effect on other companies. But at Altair it is good to show all your projects, your research publications, any additional courses taken. Along with your technical projects it will be good if you could show them your coding ability. They are looking for technical people with a stint for coding.
College Name: IIT ROORKEE
Motivation: Altair deals with engineering services, product design, and engineering finite element software development (eg. hypermesh, hypermath, etc). The profile for which it takes the new recruits is for engineering software code writer.

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: Written Test – 50 ppl appeared 15 were shortlisted for interview, 3 were finally selected. Technical interview  mainly based on project and the basics of the subject HR – be pleasing If someone wants to appear for this company. .
Tips: Prepare some common topics such as globalization, reservation in IITs and IIMs, etc.

General Tips: Never let them ask you the points in which you are weak& Always lead the interviewer to the questions that you are expecting.
College Name: IIT BOMBAY

Interview questions from similar companies

I was interviewed in Nov 2016.

Interview Questionnaire 

8 Questions

  • Q1. A random number will be given as input to system,write a program to detect its data type(int or float ) without using size of function
  • Q2. General hr questions
  • Q3. Once again general hr interview questions
  • Q4. 1.given a large rectangle
  • Ans. 

    Need more context. What needs to be done with the large rectangle?

    • What are the dimensions of the rectangle?

    • Is it a 2D or 3D object?

    • What is the context of the problem?

    • Are there any constraints or limitations?

    • What tools or programming languages can be used?

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. You will be given dimensions of a bigger rectangle and smaller rectangle,derive a formula to get how many smaller rectangles fit into the bigger rectangle
  • Ans. 

    Derive a formula to determine how many smaller rectangles fit into a bigger rectangle given their dimensions.

    • Calculate the number of times the smaller rectangle can fit into the bigger rectangle horizontally and vertically

    • Divide the width of the bigger rectangle by the width of the smaller rectangle to get the horizontal count

    • Divide the height of the bigger rectangle by the height of the smaller rectangle to get the ve...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q6. How many points are required to draw a rectangle
  • Ans. 

    At least 4 points are required to draw a rectangle.

    • A rectangle has 4 sides and 4 corners, so at least 4 points are needed to define those corners.

    • The points must be arranged in a specific order to form a closed shape with 4 sides.

    • Additional points can be used to add details or modify the shape of the rectangle.

    • The number of points required may vary depending on the software or tool used to draw the rectangle.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q7. What will be the new coordinates of a rectangle points if rectangle length and breadth is scaled and write a program to calculate the coordinates of corner points of scaled rectangle
  • Ans. 

    Answering how to calculate new coordinates of a scaled rectangle and providing a program for it.

    • To calculate new coordinates, multiply the original coordinates by the scaling factor

    • Scaling factor can be calculated by dividing the new length/breadth by the original length/breadth

    • Program can take input of original coordinates, scaling factor, and output new coordinates

    • Example: Original coordinates: (0,0), (0,5), (5,5), (...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q8. Lastly a puzzle: i dont remember the question

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: The test had three sections:
1.aptitude:It was like any other aptitude test,all it takes is a bit of practice to crack all the questions
2.C programming:Basics of c were asked,outputs of some programs,u have to be thorough with concepts of c
3.Electronics:The company hired for both profiles: 1. PDK:software
and 2.Logic library:hardware,so this electronics section was also there,questions are mostly Network analysis,cmos logic,digital logic,vlsi etc
u should have good basics to get the electronics questions of course they are not very hard,but not too easy


Tips: practice aptitude,basics of c programming and also basics of electronics
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Questions: 60

Round: Test
Experience: after 1st round i was shortlisted to this technical round,i was asked this question, i suggested that i will convert that number into a string and check whether string has a dot or not to check if it is float or int,the interviewer was not very impressed but was ok and asked few small questions and promoted me to next round

Tips: If u crack test with top marks,the technical rounds will be very easy,because the interviewers do not ask tough questions for people who cracked written test with high marks

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: tell me about yourself,strengths,weakness,three principles u follow in life,etc
Tips: This round depends on you,dont try to bluff something,they will know if u are bluffing,take a breath and speak up ur mind,be confident u can do it

Round: HR Interview
Experience: same questions,but this time less duration,not involving lengthy discussions, i think this round was just for double check

Round: HR Interview
Experience: After the hr round,only seven were shortlist,this interview round was very much easy and they checked my approach to the given problem,they were checking how well i am thinking adding complexities to the given problem
Tips: they did not check my programming ability,but just problem solving skills,so be good at aptitude,by practicing as much as you can

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: after technical interview,4 were shortlisted,so they went for gd round,it was general topic,which checks your general knowledge
Tips: Dont be nervous,just speak what ever you know,never mind language issues
Duration: 20 minutes

Skills: for pdk profile :programming
College Name: NIT Warangal
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Aug 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Describe a time when y ou had to learn a new kill to complete a project
  • Q2. Tell me about your resume
Round 3 - Coding Test 

Reverse a given string using for loop

Interview Preparation Tips

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  • Data Structures
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  • Coding
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Master Data Structures and Algorithms and be prepared to talk your experience written in your resume
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Altair Engineering Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Altair Engineering Software Engineer 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 Software Engineer 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, Cloud, Data Analytics and CAD.
What are the top questions asked in Altair Engineering Software Engineer interview?

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