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Updated 26 Nov 2024

Dell EMC Principal Software Engineer Interview Experiences

5 interviews found

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

I was interviewed in Oct 2024.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Duration - 1 Hour
Topics - OS Concepts
2 Coding questions - Swap Nibble, Move all the 0s in the array to the beginning.

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
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 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Java interview questions asked during the interview
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. How are you going to perform in this job asked by HR

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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.
View all Resume tips
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Leetcode medium level problems

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Design distributed system
  • Ans. 

    Designing a distributed system involves breaking down a large application into smaller, interconnected components that can communicate with each other.

    • Identify the components and their responsibilities

    • Choose a communication protocol

    • Ensure fault tolerance and scalability

    • Implement load balancing

    • Use distributed databases or caching systems

    • Consider security and authentication

    • Test thoroughly for performance and reliability

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Distributed concepts
Round 5 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Manager fitment round

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - solve leetcode problems and distributed system design.

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Jun 2022. There were 4 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.
View all Resume tips
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Oops questions and basic coding problems

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. System design questions
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. General hr questions

Dell EMC interview questions for designations

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 (1)

 Software Engineer2

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 Service Delivery Engineer

 (2)

Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. Explain about CI CD Pipeline
  • Ans. 

    CI/CD pipeline is a set of practices and tools that automate the process of building, testing, and deploying software.

    • CI/CD stands for Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment

    • It involves automating the software development lifecycle

    • CI focuses on integrating code changes frequently and running automated tests

    • CD focuses on deploying code changes to production environments

    • It helps in reducing manual errors, improving ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. AWS services
  • Q3. Deployment process
  • Q4. Explain flow about SCM
  • Ans. 

    SCM (Software Configuration Management) is the process of managing and controlling changes to software throughout its lifecycle.

    • SCM involves version control, build management, and release management.

    • It ensures that software changes are properly tracked, documented, and controlled.

    • SCM tools like Git, SVN, and Mercurial are used to manage source code and track changes.

    • SCM helps in maintaining code integrity, collaboratio...

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

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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 > 8 is necessary

Round: Test
Experience: Online Test + Written Test
Online Test - Duration 90 minutes + Written Test 30 minutes for Hardware profile
Online Test -Quants, Number Series ; Calculators were not allowed
Written Test - Semiconductor Basics

Round: Interview
Experience: Interview is held in either 1 round for non-core profile or several rounds of technical interviews for Hardware.
Technical round consisted of questions form topics like VLSI, Semiconductors (BJT, MOS), ASIC Design Flow, CMOS Process Flow.

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: Group Discussion is held for non-core profilesDuration varies from 20-30 minutes with 11 members.

General Tips: 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
Practicing quant, puzzle solving and GD from early in the semester would definitely help
Core placement: be thorough with the core fundaes
Practice general quant questions without a calculator
Skills: Quants, Puzzle Solving
College Name: IIT MADRAS

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: It had 3 parts: Data manipulation, number series and calculations.

Round: Test
Experience: Technical test on C. Typical questions on what will be the output of the program.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Questions were based on various areas of CSE, especially Programming languages and thesis work. Questions on Database connectivity in Java , CGI, DFA, DMA etc were also asked.
Tips: ISL works 80% in java and 20% in C. Thus, prepare Java well before appearing for the IBM-ISL. Must have basic knowledge in databases, Operating systems.

College Name: IIT KANPUR

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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How many rounds are there in Dell EMC Principal Software Engineer interview?
Dell EMC interview process usually has 3-4 rounds. The most common rounds in the Dell EMC interview process are One-on-one Round, Resume Shortlist and Coding Test.
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