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Updated 14 Oct 2024

Top Citrix Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. Design a Peer-to Peer sharing network like torrent. What all parameters would you like to consider?
  • Q2. According to you, what is the definition of good job?
  • Q3. How many computer languages do you know ?

Citrix Software Engineer Interview Experiences

4 interviews found

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Oct 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Hiring assessment of total 75 minutes

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Some os related questions
  • Q2. Some basic networking questions

Software Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Yashika Chawla

posted on 28 Mar 2015

Interview Questionnaire 

12 Questions

  • Q1. 3 - 4 data structures based coding questions
  • Q2. Questions on project like problems faced or errors encountered
  • Q3. Memory layout of C programs
  • Ans. 

    The memory layout of C programs refers to how variables and data structures are organized in memory.

    • C programs typically have four main sections in memory: code, data, heap, and stack.

    • The code section contains the compiled program instructions.

    • The data section stores global and static variables.

    • The heap is used for dynamic memory allocation.

    • The stack is used for function calls and local variables.

    • Pointers in C hold mem...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Storage of semaphores and many other questions based on semaphores
  • Q5. Questions based on operating system
  • Q6. The usual first question ..tell me about yourself
  • Q7. What irritates you ?
  • Ans. 

    Inefficiency and lack of organization irritate me.

    • Inefficient code or processes

    • Lack of documentation

    • Disorganized project management

    • Inconsistent coding standards

    • Poor communication within the team

  • Answered by AI
  • Q8. My CPI was 8.69, even then was asked why is it so low , why not 9 or above
  • Q9. Dream company and if you get selected, will you still aspire and study for your dream company
  • Q10. How many computer languages do you know ?
  • Ans. 

    I know multiple computer languages including Java, Python, and C++.

    • Java

    • Python

    • C++

  • Answered by AI
  • Q11. Some situation based questions
  • Q12. Why didn't you get selected in the last company that visited your college ?

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: The type of questions mainly comprised of aptitude, dbms, data structures, operating system, object oriented programming, networking and few basic questions on C programming language.
Tips: For Object Oriented programming  the book entitled as THINKING IN C++ volume 1 by BRUCE EKEL proved to be very useful.For C, read Dennis Ritchie thoroughly atleast twice.
Duration: 60 minutes
Total Questions: 45 or 50

Round: Problem Statement
Experience: The questions didn't make use of any tough algorithms. The solution too was quite simple but on the contrary there were several test cases which we generally overlook.
Tips: Sometimes practicing tough questions, we stumble across easy ones, so always start learning things from the ground level. Stay calm.

Round: Other Interview
Experience: It was managerial interview and i expressed myself in the best way i could . The interviewer tried to trap me in my own answer but somehow i managed to satisfy him by my answers.
Tips: Stay confident and be yourself.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Initially, i gave naive approach to the solution but the interviewer gave me sometime to improvise the solution and i ended up with solution with log n complexity.
Tips: Practice coding questions based on Data Structures as much as possible but look at the solutions only after the exhaustive attempts of self trials.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: This round was bit tough . To answer the questions on semaphore, you need to have very basic knowledge of the topic.
Tips: System programming book by Richard Stevens provides deep insight of the concepts.Have strong grip on subject knowledge too.

General Tips: 1) Once you kick off a start to practicing coding questions and understanding the concepts, you actually enjoy things.2) Group Study plays a very crucial role. Discuss questions with your friends and your seniors.3) If initially you get bulk of errors in programming questions , don't get disheartened .Try to run the program by compiling each and every line thoroughly and eventually you will end up with successful compilation and that happiness is priceless.
Skill Tips: Have a command on your domain.
Skills: programming Skills, communication skills, Skills to handle the situation.
College Name: NIT ALLAHABAD
Motivation: A software company with software engineer profile  and a good package too and both of them defines my field of interest :P
Funny Moments: when the result was declared with me and my friend both got selected, we both started jumping and crying aloud infront of everyone out there.And at the end when we were given chocolates , there was another box containing t-shirts ..and i was constantly looking there in the hope that soon, we would be given t-shirts too but to the dismay the handed all of them over to the third party :(

Skills evaluated in this interview

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Interview Questionnaire 

7 Questions

  • Q1. Design a Peer-to Peer sharing network like torrent. What all parameters would you like to consider?
  • Ans. 

    Design a P2P sharing network like torrent

    • Consider the architecture and protocols for file sharing

    • Include mechanisms for file discovery and download

    • Implement a distributed system for efficient data transfer

    • Ensure data integrity and security

    • Handle scalability and load balancing

    • Consider user interface and ease of use

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  • Q2. You want to retrieve data about cricket players. Search string will be name. Also, we want first players having first 10/10000 hits. What data structures will you use to store data?
  • Q3. Tell about the projects you have done?
  • Q4. According to you, what is the definition of good job?
  • Ans. 

    A good job is one that provides satisfaction, growth opportunities, work-life balance, and fair compensation.

    • Satisfaction: Feeling fulfilled and accomplished in the work being done.

    • Growth opportunities: Having chances to learn, develop new skills, and advance in the career.

    • Work-life balance: Striking a healthy equilibrium between work responsibilities and personal life.

    • Fair compensation: Being adequately rewarded for t...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. What are your future plans?
  • Q6. Where do you see yourselves after few years?
  • Q7. Are you planning for any higher studies?

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: It was an online test with Objective questions for 1 hour and Coding – one and half hour.The questions asked were mainly based on CS networking course.Other than networking, there were lot of DSA questions, few OS questions and puzzles were asked.
Tips: Coding requires good speed.
For coding, I chose C++, there were other languages too.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: It was of about 20 minutes.There were 2 technical interviews.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: minor was not at all related.
Tips: Oracle, easy dsa questions are asked. It’s easy to get into this. This is like a back-up one.

Skill Tips: Practice Coding through codechef etc.
College Name: IIT MADRAS

Skills evaluated in this interview

Software Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Pranav Bhat Thirthahalli

posted on 3 Dec 2015

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: Round 1: Online coding and aptitude test Section
Total time : 60 minutes
Questions{Marks} = 50(+1,-0.5)
Comments : * A few questions on Permutations and Combination and general aptitude * A few questions on Computer Networks and Operating Systems * Many C++ output questions, mainly on OOP * Questions are quite stimulating and these need proper time management, the idea of the concepts need to be at the tip of the tongue ("literaly")
Section 2:
Total Marks : 150
Total questions : 2 ( 100 + 50 )
Programming Languages allowed : All common PLs
Platform : HackerEarth Questions are easy but may require long codes. The output should be properly formatted.Not much algorithms Some 30 people get shortlisted for the interviews, consisting of maximum 4 rounds ( 3 tech + 1 HR).All interviews are elimination rounds

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: ( Tech interview-1):
* Mainly questions on the knowledge of C
* Trust me, one must be really an expert in C syntax, and you must know in and out of C
* Questions on pointers and bit wise arithmetic asked
* Some questions on Operating systems also asked( and these were really thought worthy, like how are interrupt handlers stored )
* Some resume based questions
(Tech interview-2) : Some 15 were shortlisted
*Mainly questions on algorithms
*Really tough questions , on trees and arrays, almost in the Microsoft level
*Should be optimized as possible.
*They describe one of their product, and then ask questions on how to solve some problems.
(Tech interview-3) Some 6 were shortlisted
Selection Procedure
* Interview by the Citrix India R&D Vice-President of Tech division
* Involves mainly resume based questions
* Most questions on Networks and TCP/IP
* Puzzles are also asked.
* You may get chocolates also in this round

Round: HR Interview
Experience: If you get here, it means you are 90% selected(unless you screw it really bad, by saying things like you don't know the company,etc ) *Standard question - Why Citrix ? *They mainly discuss what profile will be offered, and about the compensation and so on.

General Tips: I don't think I have any. In fact I had no aspirations initially to get into this company.In fact I too came to know about the company on the day I got selected into it :p
The only thing I can say is practice. Strengthen your networking and OS concepts Even though you don't need to be in the leader board of CodeChef for this company, you may want to know decent coding, atleast to make it to the interviews.
It was challenging and equally rewarding. I felt that this was a really friendly interview series, and they are quite accommodating and flexible in their questions. Infact even if you miss a question or two, don't worry.
Skill Tips: Forouzan - Data Communication and Networking ,C++ by Djarne Stroustrup HackerEarth and HackerRank Coding Focus more on Networking and OS if you want to get into this company, they don't focus on much of algorithms, since they don't want coders since it is a R&D profile.
Skills:
College Name: NIT Surathkal

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Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: I had sent my resume to the hiring group, Selection through telephonic interviews. I was interviewed by three different research groups  (once by each).
Tips: Factors in decreasing order of importance: CGPA each stage. Ability to explain your projects precisely. Ability to solve ''standard" logarithmic problems.  The way you think and put down your Answer is the most important. The final answer .s not so I important, and they prod you when you think out aloud anyway.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Almost- by default they ask about your previous projects/internships if they are relevant to the group. Ofher questions depend on the group you are interviewed by and your own profile, In my case it was machine learning, text mining etc. I was told about the research problem they were dealing with then and asked f or comments/suggestions/.inputs and a discussion followed.
Tips: Basically these are specialized Interviews so it's good to have sound knowledge of your domain (analytical and application skills are very much required).

Skill Tips: CGPA>9.0, 1f not (like me) relevant work done in the domain and in past internship.A recommendation from the professor is also a good add on.
College Name: IIT Madras

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: There was an apititude test basically in line with CAT pattern. It was conducted online for about 45 min duration. The questions were rather simple but each question was time bound (around 45 sec or so).
Tips: As such I did not have any structured study plan. I did refresh some of my basics in mechanics and analysis. I was more inclined to get a job in aerospace division. Read as per your interest.
Duration: 45 minutes

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: Initially, we are seated randomly in a circular manner and each one was given two minutes to describe the topic. It was followed by an tense debate where participants converged and diverged on different sets of issue. They were particularly looking for interpersonal skills and out of the box thinking.

Round: Interview
Experience: The interview was purely management type.More questions were thrown at team building, bio-data, why this company? , project, what you Can contribute for the firm?, where you see yourself in next 5 -10 years, ambitions, some amount of optimization tools and techniques, concluding remarks....Interpersonal skills and clarity in answering where mainly
IBM was a more relaxed interview, which basically dealt with management and interpersonal skills. Questions like “if one of our team mate is very stubborn, lazy, adamant, how will you tackle the situation” were asked.
Tips: College (B Tech) curricular activities, NTSC certificate, Math Olympiad certificate, all India quiz competition awards were noted and appreciated. That really was a booster. That helps in implanting an idea that you are not just blah blah blah.

Skill Tips: Be very sure about your mechanics, analysis and design. These three are the fundamentals.
I haven prepared for placements exclusively. Here were combined discussions. However, it really helps if you can revise and make your fundamentals were clear. The basic understanding should be there. An hour every day for two months will do the trick.
Be really choosy of the company you want to be in. Learn a lot more of the company and get an idea of what they are actually looking for. But still don’t freeze your mind to those realms alone.. Be open minded and cheerful. The first few questions will set the mood of the interview. If you are bale to crack that, then things will be really smooth. Really concentrate on your fundamentals, especially analysis and design.
Skills: Mechanics, Analysis , Design
College Name: IIT-Madras

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: CGPA above 8

Round: Test
Experience: These involve questions from aptitude.
Tips: R S Agarwal's book on aptitude is enough for preparation.
Duration: 80 minutes

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: 11 members were part of the GD. The GD was not a rejection round.
Duration: 20 minutes

Round: HR Interview
Experience: Basic Questions.
Tips: Just prepare normal questions for HR.

General Tips: Prepare from placement material from LAN.
Prepare basic fundaes.
College Name: IIT MADRAS

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself
  • Q2. Why you want to join IBM
  • Ans. 

    I want to join IBM because of its reputation as a leading technology company and its commitment to innovation.

    • IBM is known for its cutting-edge technology and solutions.

    • The company has a strong focus on research and development.

    • IBM offers excellent career growth opportunities and a supportive work environment.

    • Working at IBM would allow me to collaborate with talented professionals from diverse backgrounds.

    • IBM's global ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Why you don’t want to go for PhD

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: CGPA above 8 + written test +online test

Round: Test
Tips: Prepare from Online Tutorials for Number Series and Device Modelling Basics from Karmalkar Lectures.
Duration: 90 + 30 minutes

Round: HR Interview
Experience: HR will ask you a lot of common questions.
Tips: Prepare some of the expected questions in advance.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: I opted for Computational Lithography Group at IBM_ SRDC So questions were based on that profile
VLSI, Semiconductors (BJT, MOS), ASIC Design Flow, CMOS Process Flow.
Tips: They are looking for VLSI, Digital IC Design, Device Modelling. Do prepare these them well. Prepare from VLSI (NDG Lectures), Device Modelling (Karmalkar Lectures), Dig IC Design (Class Notes).

College Name: IIT MADRAS

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: CGPA above 8.

Round: Test
Experience: Simple quant questions, 2 sections, 20 - 30 min each. Calculators were not allowed.
Duration: 60 minutes

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: 11 members were part of the GD! They were under the impression that students from IITs are usually interested in technology, research and engineering. Your enthu/understanding of what a 'business consultant' does is what is tested in the GD. Just before the GD, they said that they would explain what they meant by "smarter planet". They
confused us by mentioning some technological innovations (like solar power, prosthetic limbs, artificial heart, brain, GPS, etc.) as examples of smarter planet. After the GD, they were able to simply separate those candidates who talked about business consulting from those candidates who got confused and talked about technology.
Duration: 30 minutes

Round: Interview
Experience: 1. The first 3 minutes was just a general talk about my hometown, junior college, etc. ( I think he was also from Andhra)

2. He went through my resume and asked me why I put certain points, like my BITSAT score in there. He also pointed out that there was nothing much regarding sports. I just made defending arguments.

3. He asked me about my teamwork, instances of good and bad teamwork, what I have learned from my experiences of teamwork in IIT. He said that the profile would need me to work in teams with IIM grads and asked me how I could manage.

General Tips: 3 things:1. I had 9.67 CGPA in Management minor and this added weight to my non-core side.2. I did an internship at IMaCS in infrastructure consulting. I was able to put pseud that I worked in teams with MBA grads during that internship and that we worked well. I think I also spoke well about my teamwork in class projects.3. During the GD, I gave a good example of business consulting (something regarding Maruthi Suzuki which I recalled from Marketing Management class). It gave them a strong opinion that I'm into business consulting.
Skill Tips: Practicing early in the semester would definitely help for any kind of placement.
Skills: quant, puzzle solving
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Motivation: I was apping, so I didn't prepare properly. However, I must suggest those who app, (not the ones who are bent on going abroad, but the ones like me, like cats on the wall) to attend all the placement tests and put proper fight during placements. I'm not saying that you should practice quant months earlier or mug up the finance material. (Its great if you can do that too, but I expect you'd be busy with GRE, TOEFL, etc.) I suggest you to finish (or pause) your SOPs and stuff before the third week of November and attend all the companies' tests and get placed early. A good placement is not only a big relief but it also allows you to drop your safe universities and apply to more strong. I didn't attend a couple of tests and regretted it during placements(getting placed on 16th day is not exactly Christmas) Never ever mention GRE or MS or any higher studies, for that matter, in any placement interview if you want to get placed in that company, no matter how friendly or understanding the interviewer might seem to be. (I got rejected in the first round itself in a couple of companies for doing this.)

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: Initial shortlisting was based on 1 hour written test.
Questions on Quant,Codingand Algorithms were asked in the test
Tips: Focus on quant,coding and algorithms
Duration: 60 minutes

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: The subject knowledge and skills tested in Technical interview are:
1.Math
2.Coding
Tips: Good math knowledge is required.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: General HR question were asked in this round.

Skills: Data structure, Algorithms, Math, Coding
College Name: IIT MADRAS
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Citrix Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Citrix Software Engineer interview?
Citrix interview process usually has 2 rounds. The most common rounds in the Citrix interview process are Aptitude Test and Technical.
How to prepare for Citrix 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 Citrix. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Citrix expect are C++, Computer Science, Configuration Management, Customer Service Management and Data Structures.
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