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Updated 14 Dec 2024

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

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in May 2024. There were 5 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Online Aptitude and communication test

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Questions about past work experience
  • Q2. Some users complain of poor audio/video connection during the online rounds. How would to solve this?
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Case study - How would you improve efficiency (higher orders delivered per hour) for zomato delivery partners?
  • Ans. 

    Implement route optimization, provide real-time traffic updates, incentivize faster deliveries, and streamline order assignment process.

    • Implement route optimization software to suggest the most efficient delivery routes.

    • Provide real-time traffic updates to delivery partners to help them avoid congested areas.

    • Incentivize faster deliveries by offering bonuses or rewards for exceeding delivery targets.

    • Streamline the order...

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Round with Engineering Manager. How do manage stakeholders? Prioritisation techniques etc
Round 5 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Cultural fit round

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for HackerRank Senior Product Manager interview:
  • Product Design Case interview

Senior Product Manager Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. What are the growth hacks you would use to grow traffic?
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Interview experience
2
Poor
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Nov 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What are your projects
  • Q2. Why you want to join hackerrank

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - You never know what went wrong

Backend Developer Intern Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. 1. Differences between GET and POST 2. What is MVC? 3. I was asked if I knew any PHP framework. 4. SESSION, COOKIE functionalities 5. Some SQL queries.
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Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
-
Result
No response
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

It was a aptitude test with unit test cases where you have to create election poll application in react

React Js Frontend Developer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. 1. What is difference between abstract class and interface ?
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Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Develop Chess UI
  • Ans. 

    Develop a Chess UI for users to play the game online.

    • Create a chessboard with 64 squares

    • Implement drag-and-drop functionality for moving pieces

    • Display captured pieces on the side of the board

    • Include options for player vs player or player vs computer

    • Add a timer for each player's turn

  • Answered by AI

Front end Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Pair SumYou are given an integer array 'ARR' of size 'N' and an integer 'S'. Your task is to return the list of all pairs of elements such that each sum of elements of each pair equals 'S'. Note: Each pair should be sorted i.e the first val... read more
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HackerRank interview questions for popular designations

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 (1)

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 Intern

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Seni Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 9 Aug 2024

Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Overall tech discussion about current job
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Designing a star rating system

Round 3 - Architechture 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Designing google sheet
  • Ans. 

    Designing a Google Sheet involves organizing data, formatting cells, creating formulas, and sharing with collaborators.

    • Organize data into rows and columns

    • Use formatting options for clarity and visual appeal

    • Utilize formulas for calculations and data manipulation

    • Share the sheet with collaborators for real-time editing

    • Protect sensitive information with permissions

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - All my rounds went really good , but in the end they rejected saying we went with different candidate. All three rounds happen in three consecutive days then how come they went with other candidate??
Don't waste your time interviewing for the company.
or ask the HR point blank that the asked salary is ok before interviewing!!

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

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

Round 1 - Coding Test 

There is 2 major Coding Questions using lot of major languages

Internship Trainee Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Tell about your UG project? How will you design a table for 1 tonne load and what are all the consideration needed for it? Tell the Equations you know in strength of Materials? What are manufacturing processes involved to fabricate ball bea... read more
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Jul 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Design a db for movie ticket booking system/ book my show like
  • Ans. 

    Design a database schema for a movie ticket booking system similar to BookMyShow.

    • Create tables for movies, theaters, users, bookings, and seats

    • Use foreign keys to establish relationships between tables

    • Include columns for movie details, show timings, seat availability, user information, and booking details

    • Implement indexes for faster retrieval of data

    • Consider implementing a caching mechanism for frequently accessed data

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Senior Backend Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Design a db for movie ticket booking system/ book my show like
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Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Apr 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 1) Tell me about yourself. 2) What do you know about company
Round 2 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Why hackerrank? What are you looking for in your next role

Accounting Specialist Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. What is accruals,prepaid, and other accounting terms.
View answer (1)
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I applied via Job Portal

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 

In first round, interviewer asked 2 coding questions and to write code on the call itslef.

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. HLD - High level Design
  • Q2. Design a system similar to BookMyShow
  • Ans. 

    Design a system similar to BookMyShow for booking tickets for events and movies.

    • User registration and login system

    • Event and movie listing with details and show timings

    • Seat selection and booking process

    • Payment gateway integration

    • Booking history and ticket download option

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. LLD - Low level design
Round 5 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Database schema design

Skills evaluated in this interview

Senior Software Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Pascal's TriangleYou are given an integer N. Your task is to return a 2-D ArrayList containing the pascal’s triangle till the row N. A Pascal's triangle is a triangular array constructed by summing adjacent elements in preceding rows. Pasca... read more
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Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

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

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Hackerrank is facing call drop issues during the interviews done via platform. What could be the solution for this

Senior Product Manager Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. What are the growth hacks you would use to grow traffic?
View answer (1)

HackerRank Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in HackerRank interview?
HackerRank interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the HackerRank interview process are Technical, One-on-one Round and Coding Test.
How to prepare for HackerRank 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 HackerRank. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at HackerRank expect are Medical Insurance, Silicon, VCS, Coding and Troubleshooting.
What are the top questions asked in HackerRank interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the HackerRank interview -

  1. Case study - How would you improve efficiency (higher orders delivered per hour...read more
  2. When to use functional components and when to use class components (other than ...read more
  3. How html css and js be execu...read more

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