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HackerRank Senior Systems Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 5 Aug 2022

HackerRank Senior Systems Engineer Interview Experiences

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I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Feb 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Scenario type question
Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary Discussion and all V&A
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. As per your roll and responsibility

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Please prepare as per JD and set for all scenario question

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Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Aug 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

1 hr test on HackerEarth platform, DSA questions

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Jul 2021. There were 2 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 - Technical 

(6 Questions)

  • Q1. Question on anagram whether we can form with given strings
  • Q2. Play random song from list without repetition
  • Ans. 

    Use Fisher-Yates shuffle algorithm to play songs randomly without repetition.

    • Create an array of songs

    • Use Fisher-Yates shuffle algorithm to shuffle the array

    • Play the first song in the shuffled array

    • Remove the first song from the array

    • Repeat steps 3-4 until all songs have been played

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Reverse the linked list
  • Ans. 

    Reverse a linked list

    • Iterate through the linked list and change the direction of the pointers

    • Keep track of the previous, current, and next nodes

    • Set the head of the linked list to the last node after reversing

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Range sum with the queries
  • Q5. Hashing on 2d matrix counting max 1
  • Ans. 

    Hashing algorithm to count maximum number of 1s in a 2D matrix.

    • Create a hash table to store the count of 1s in each row.

    • Traverse through each row and update the count in the hash table.

    • Find the row with the maximum count of 1s in the hash table.

    • Return the count of 1s in that row.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q6. React interviews hooks

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Data structure is basic and javascript question were also medium

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Jun 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.
View all Resume tips
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Coding test was taken on hackerearcth pkatform there was a generic problem statement based on networking no need to pass minimum half of the test cases to clear the interview round

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. The next round was one on one round in this questions were mainly asked regarding the experience and then they were mainly focussing on the developers who know rails and python
  • Q2. Python and rails were majorly needed to clear the roeund
  • Q3. Problem statement can be founded on geeks for geeks

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - You need to clear your basiscs and after that just read all interview experienced available on geeks for geeks regarding that, and best of luck you can do it
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Jan 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Normal 3 leetcode medium questions

Round 2 - Assignment 

Machine coding round to design tail -f

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Questions on internal working of os
  • Q2. Questions on projects
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Jun 2022. There were 2 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 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Linux commands,
  • Q2. Cloud technologies different services (iaas, paas, saas)
  • Ans. 

    Cloud technologies offer different services like IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS for varying levels of control and management.

    • IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) provides virtualized computing resources over the internet, such as virtual servers and storage.

    • PaaS (Platform as a Service) offers a platform allowing customers to develop, run, and manage applications without dealing with infrastructure.

    • SaaS (Software as a Service) deli...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. What do you know AWS

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Brush up OS basics and cloud technologies.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Feb 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Discussion about OOPS concepts and String related program

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Program on Recursion and Array

Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Strength and Weakness
  • Q2. Reason for joining with company
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Apr 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

There was coding test

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. 2 technical rounds
  • Q2. Merge sort algorithm
  • Ans. 

    Merge sort is a divide and conquer algorithm that divides the input array into two halves, sorts them separately, and then merges them back together in sorted order.

    • Divide the input array into two halves

    • Recursively sort each half

    • Merge the sorted halves back together

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Leetcode Easy question

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

It was a Basic Aptitude Test

Round 2 - Coding Test 

We were asked to do Sorting, SQL queries (join)

Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Can you tell me about yourself?
  • Ans. 

    I am a passionate software engineer with 5 years of experience in developing web applications using various technologies.

    • 5 years of experience in software development

    • Proficient in developing web applications

    • Skilled in using various technologies such as Java, JavaScript, and SQL

  • Answered by AI

I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed in Apr 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Core concepts of javascript.
  • Q2. Defining the high-level component structure of a page.
  • Ans. 

    High-level component structure of a page refers to the organization of the main elements on a webpage.

    • Identify the main content area of the page

    • Determine the navigation menu and its placement

    • Decide on the placement of secondary content such as ads or related articles

    • Consider the footer and its contents

    • Ensure the page is responsive and adaptable to different screen sizes

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare for the core concepts and be ready to solve problems given at random. Knowing which concept to use would be very much helpful in getting the solutions to the questions.

Skills evaluated in this interview

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How many rounds are there in HackerRank Senior Systems Engineer interview?
HackerRank interview process usually has 3 rounds. The most common rounds in the HackerRank interview process are One-on-one Round, HR and Technical.

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