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Updated 11 Jan 2025

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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Feb 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is Singleton and implement it.
  • Ans. 

    Singleton is a design pattern that restricts the instantiation of a class to one object.

    • Singleton pattern ensures that a class has only one instance and provides a global point of access to it.

    • Commonly used in scenarios where only a single instance of a class is needed, such as database connections or logging.

    • Implementation involves a private constructor, a static method to access the instance, and a static variable to...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Implement meshing on a box.
  • Ans. 

    Meshing on a box involves creating a network of interconnected vertices, edges, and faces on the surface of the box.

    • Identify the vertices, edges, and faces of the box

    • Create a mesh by connecting the vertices with edges and forming faces

    • Ensure the mesh is well-structured and follows the desired pattern

    • Consider using algorithms like Delaunay triangulation or marching cubes for mesh generation

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Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Basic is enough

Skills evaluated in this interview

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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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Oct 2022. There were 3 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 

Basics of core js and css questions

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Implement Infinite scroll on the page
  • Ans. 

    Implementing infinite scroll on a webpage

    • Use JavaScript to detect when user reaches the bottom of the page

    • Fetch more content using AJAX calls

    • Append new content to the existing page dynamically

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Skills evaluated in this interview

Senior Software Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

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

I applied via campus placement at Panimalar Engineering College, Chennai and was interviewed before Apr 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

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

Round 2 - 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.

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
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via campus placement at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati and was interviewed before Oct 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 - Group Discussion 

Two Groups were made to discuss in against and favour of a topic.

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. OOPs basics Sorting

Senior Software Development Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Level order traversal of a binary search tree from leaf to root? Print in a single line or Print new line for every level.
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 Automation Test Engineer

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 Data Analyst

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

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Aug 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

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 - Coding Test 

Contains two coding questions one is at medium level and other is easy level.

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions about oops concepts and little about the sql

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Q1. Last Stone WeightWe have a collection of 'N' stones, each stone has a positive integer weight. On each turn, we choose the two heaviest stones and smash them together. Suppose the stones have weights 'x' and 'y' with 'x' <= 'y'. The resu... read more
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Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Feb 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Double-check your resume for any spelling mistakes. The recruiter may consider spelling mistakes as careless behavior or poor communication skills.
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Round 2 - Telephonic Call 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic technical questions.
Round 3 - Coding Test 

Simple DS/Algo questions test duration was 45 min.

Round 4 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions on previous experience and system design.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Interview difficulty level is Medium. Focus is on basics.

Senior Software Development Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Level order traversal of a binary search tree from leaf to root? Print in a single line or Print new line for every level.
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I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed before Nov 2020. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

5 Questions

  • Q1. Tell me something about yourself
  • Q2. Your roles and responsibilities
  • Q3. Basic questions on selenium, java, SQL, framework, action class, select class, dynamic web elements handling, handling pops,
  • Q4. Basic questions related to strings and collection
  • Q5. Logic test, logical reasoning questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well your basic concepts of works like java framework, challenges faced during automation

Automation Test Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. How to handle scrollbar and mouse activities Jenkins and Github Story Point in Agile
Backlogs in Agile
Jira workflow explain framework pom.xml wap number reverse program StellException
Exception in Selenium diff - getwindowhandles() and get... read more
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I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Dec 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. What are the four pillars OOPS?
  • Ans. 

    The four pillars of OOPS are Abstraction, Encapsulation, Inheritance, and Polymorphism.

    • Abstraction: Hiding implementation details and showing only necessary information.

    • Encapsulation: Binding data and functions together and restricting access to them.

    • Inheritance: Creating new classes from existing ones, inheriting properties and methods.

    • Polymorphism: Ability of objects to take on multiple forms and perform different ac

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  • Q2. Project based question.
  • Q3. Linked list, array, pointers, etc.
  • Q4. Finite Element Method

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare C++, OOPS, and knowledge of FEM will add advantage.

Software Development Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Given an acyclic graph of a city where each edge represents a road in the city and each vertex represents an crossing. Write an algo to find out the minimum number of vertices at which a policemen will be kept so that all the roads are cove... read more
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I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Apr 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Questions based on OOPs concepts and about College Projects.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident.
Have faith.
Don't panic.

Assisstant Software Engineer Trainee Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. What is production technology
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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.

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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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?

Some of the top questions asked at the Altair Engineering interview -

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  2. how compiler differentiate between different function with same signature. Name...read more
  3. What's Copy Constructor and how and why it is u...read more
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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4.4

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4.4

Company culture

3.5

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