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Updated 6 Jan 2023

Confluent SDE (Software Development Engineer) Interview Experiences

1 interview found

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

I applied via campus placement at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati and was interviewed in Dec 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

4 Coding questions, I solved 3 and shortlisted for interview

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 1 coding question was asked and next round thread based coding question was asked
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic HR questions were asked to test and know about me

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Do prepare well in threads and concurrency, Interviewer gave more hints and were helpful

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

I applied via campus placement at Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Ranchi and was interviewed in Oct 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

It was a combination of mcq and coding questions
mcq: aptitude + c++ + sql question, nothing really tough
Coding question: 3 leetcode question, medium level, of stack, binary search and graph traversal

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. Question regarding project
  • Q2. SQL basic to moderate question
  • Q3. C++ coding question on strings recursion callback in c, oops medium level question, finding error in code
  • Q4. Puzzles Q1-> cake cutting ( 3 cuts, 8 slices) Q2 ->9 bottles, 8 same weight bottles, 1 heavy, 2 tries using a balance
  • Q5. OS question difference bw multi-processing and multi-programming how would u reduce number of page faults. etc
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Once again project explanation
  • Q2. Basic to high level oops question:( C++) i was asked to write some class and in that these questions were asked 1: different types of access modifiers, but the question was asked indirectly. like why did...
  • Q3. HR questions, since it was a semi technical cum hr round,

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - stay clam and respond actively and please fill the company recruitment form properly, question was asked directly form that form. Also properly attend the pre placement talks, it would be beneficial as u can directly answer company related questions without any hesitation.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Aug 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

It was an online assessment. Some coding questions. Some cs fundamental mcqs. SQL query, Rest Api question.

Round 2 - Assignment 

An assignment to create a game using nodejs/ go lang/ java.

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Discussion related to Assignment. Told some changes and told to add some more functionalities.
  • Q2. Some APIS were given. It was case study. You had to show the dishes to a customer according to his preferences.
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

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

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Impliment counter using closure in js
  • Ans. 

    Implement a counter using closure in JavaScript.

    • Create a function that returns another function which increments a counter variable.

    • The counter variable should be defined in the outer function's scope and only accessible to the inner function.

    • Each time the inner function is called, increment the counter variable and return its value.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Explain promises, promise.all(), impliment binary search
  • Ans. 

    Promises are objects representing the eventual completion or failure of an asynchronous operation. promise.all() is a method that takes an array of promises and returns a single promise that resolves when all of the promises have resolved.

    • Promises are used in JavaScript to handle asynchronous operations.

    • promise.all() takes an array of promises and returns a single promise that resolves when all promises in the array ha...

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions on kafka, cache invalidation, diff b/w authentication and authorization

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - brush up basics of js and microservices

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Apr 2024. There were 5 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

2 dsa questions of easy/medium

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Asked two dsa questions of leetcodeeasy/medium
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Asked two dsa questions of leetcode easy/medium
Round 4 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Asked one dsa question on tree and discussion on resume and dbms os
Round 5 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary Discussion
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Sep 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Object oriented programming questions

Round 2 - Assignment 

React native component build pagination

Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Basics of profile
  • Q2. Basics of profile one
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Some database questions,some java questions .

Round 2 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. What is the difference between javascript and jQuery.
  • Ans. 

    JavaScript is a programming language used for web development, while jQuery is a library built with JavaScript to simplify HTML document traversal and manipulation.

    • JavaScript is a programming language, while jQuery is a library written in JavaScript.

    • JavaScript can be used for a wide range of tasks, while jQuery is mainly used for DOM manipulation and event handling.

    • JavaScript is a core technology for web development, w...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Define different types of join
  • Ans. 

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

    • Inner Join: Returns rows when there is at least one match in both tables.

    • Left Join (or Left Outer Join): Returns all rows from the left table and the matched rows from the right table.

    • Right Join (or Right Outer Join): Returns all rows from the right table and the matched rows from the left table.

    • Full ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Define multithreading concept and exception handling.
  • Ans. 

    Multithreading allows multiple threads to run concurrently, while exception handling deals with errors in a program.

    • Multithreading involves running multiple threads simultaneously to improve performance and responsiveness.

    • Threads share the same memory space but have their own program counter and registers.

    • Exception handling is a mechanism to handle errors or exceptional situations in a program.

    • It helps prevent the prog...

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
-

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

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Implement your own state management in React and integrate it into a React application.

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Design pattern experience
  • Ans. 

    I have extensive experience with various design patterns such as Singleton, Factory, Observer, and MVC.

    • Implemented Singleton pattern to ensure only one instance of a class exists

    • Utilized Factory pattern to create objects without specifying the exact class

    • Implemented Observer pattern for event handling and notifications

    • Utilized MVC pattern for separating concerns in a software application

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Past Experience

Confluent Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Confluent SDE (Software Development Engineer) interview?
Confluent interview process usually has 4 rounds. The most common rounds in the Confluent interview process are Resume Shortlist, Coding Test and Technical.

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