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Updated 1 Mar 2024

HackerRank Software Development Engineer II Interview Experiences

1 interview found

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

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Feb 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Coding question on trees fairly medium question
Round 2 - System design 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. HLD focussed round

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I appeared for an interview in Jun 2021.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 180 minutes
Round difficulty - Hard

The test link had 3 days expiry so I could attempt test anytime. It was conducted on doselect.com

  • Q1. 

    Equilibrium Indices in a Sequence

    You are given an array/list named 'SEQUENCE', which consists of 'N' integers. The task is to identify all equilibrium indices in this sequence.

    Explanation:

    An equilibr...

  • Ans. 

    The task is to find the equilibrium indices of a given sequence, where the sum of elements at lower indices is equal to the sum of elements at higher indices.

    • Iterate through the sequence and calculate the total sum of all elements

    • Initialize a left sum and right sum as 0

    • For each index, update the left sum and right sum and check if they are equal

    • If they are equal, add the index to the equilibrium indices

    • Return the equil

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Video Call 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Video interview round wherein I was asked to wrote code for the problem statements given by the interviewer. The problems were mainly focused on advanced JS concepts like asynchonous progamming, timers, closures, and data structure problems around arrays, sets, linked list etc.

  • Q1. 

    Rearrange Linked List Problem Statement

    Given a singly linked list in the form 'L1' -> 'L2' -> 'L3' -> ... 'Ln', your task is to rearrange the nodes to the form 'L1' -> 'Ln' -> 'L2' -> '...

  • Ans. 

    The task is to rearrange the nodes of a singly linked list in a specific order without altering the data of the nodes.

    • Iterate through the linked list to find the middle node using the slow and fast pointer technique.

    • Reverse the second half of the linked list.

    • Merge the first and reversed second half of the linked list alternatively to get the desired order.

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - HR 

Round duration - 30 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was the last round with HR wherein they judged cultural fit and there was discussion on things like my expectations v/s their expectations etc.

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI applied for the job as SDE - 1 in BangaloreEligibility criteriaNoSpringworks interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Javascript/Typescript, NodeJS, MongoDB, SQL, Angular, Data Structures and Algorithms, Object Oriented Programming ConceptsTime required to prepare for the interview - 3 MonthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Get well versed with the fundamentals of Javascript including advanced concepts like promises, async/await, generators, higher order functions, closures, currying etc.
Tip 2 : Do some projects on MERN Stack because a lot of projects here use some or all of those technologies
Tip 3 : Do prepare for behavioral/cultural-fit questions especially around how you'll handle various stituations during work or how will you manage productivity while working remotely.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Having projects on MERN stack will give you advantage
Tip 2 : Do mention if you have any AWS experience.
Tip 3 : Mention all your internships/past experiences. Keep them crisp and talk about what you did and it's impact/outcome.
Tip 4 : Any experience/exposure to blockchain will definitely give brownie points.

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

I appeared for an interview in Nov 2021.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Round duration - 30 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This round mainly consisted of some questions on advanced JS topics like Execution Context, Callback queue, Micro task queue, Promises, etc.

Round 2 - Telephonic Call 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

This round was more technical compared to the previous one. The interviewer was a senior developer. If questions were not answered, answers would be given/explained.

  • Q1. What are some aggregate operators in MongoDB?
  • Ans. 

    Aggregate operators in MongoDB are used for data aggregation and manipulation.

    • Some aggregate operators in MongoDB include $sum, $avg, $min, $max, $push, $addToSet, $first, $last, $project, $match, $group, $sort, $limit, $skip.

    • Example: db.collection.aggregate([{$group: {_id: '$field', total: {$sum: '$value'}}}])

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - HR 

Round duration - 30 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This round was mainly to assess my experience level, roles, and responsibilities from my previous company. Salary negotiations also happened here.

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI applied for the job as SDE - 1 in BangaloreEligibility criteriaNo criteriaSpringworks interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Databases, Asynchronous programming, Promises, JavaScript, DS.Time required to prepare for the interview - 1 monthInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Learn about Execution Context, Promises in JS
Tip 2 : Learn about indices, Difference between different databases
Tip 3 : Error handling and Exceptions

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Put in what you’ve done and not what you could have done.
Tip 2 : Keep it short and simple

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Mar 2023. 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.
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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Aptitude Test with 1 coding question and 8 other aptitude questions

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. DSA questions with some dbms questions.
Round 4 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. DSA + SQL query writing questions. Do revise SQL before interview.
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Sep 2023. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Aptitude test was of 1 hr

Round 2 - Coding Test 

It was about 1 hr duration

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What do you know about oops
  • Ans. 

    Object-oriented programming paradigm focusing on objects and classes

    • Encapsulation: Bundling data and methods that operate on the data into a single unit (object)

    • Inheritance: Ability of a class to inherit properties and behavior from another class

    • Polymorphism: Ability to present the same interface for different data types

    • Abstraction: Hiding the complex implementation details and showing only the necessary features

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Tell me about encapsulation
  • Ans. 

    Encapsulation is the concept of bundling data and methods that operate on the data into a single unit.

    • Encapsulation helps in hiding the internal state of an object and restricting access to it.

    • It allows for better control over the data by preventing outside interference.

    • Encapsulation also promotes code reusability and modularity.

    • Example: In object-oriented programming, classes encapsulate data fields and methods to ope

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. How do you manage your team
  • Q2. Why should I hire you

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

2 Query question and 3 coding questions

Round 2 - Technical 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Basic oops , Java script and Networking questions.
  • Q2. What is object orienteered programming.
  • Ans. 

    Object oriented programming is a programming paradigm based on the concept of objects, which can contain data and code.

    • Objects are instances of classes, which define the structure and behavior of the objects.

    • Encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism are key principles of object oriented programming.

    • Example: Java, C++, Python are popular languages that support object oriented programming.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Different Events in java script
  • Ans. 

    Events in JavaScript are actions or occurrences that happen in the browser that the code can respond to.

    • Events can be triggered by user actions (like clicking a button), browser actions (like page load), or system events (like a timer expiring)

    • Event listeners are used to listen for and respond to events

    • Common events include click, mouseover, keydown, submit, etc.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Event listeners
Round 3 - Coding Test 

Project , coding question, DBMS

Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic personal details

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I appeared for an interview in Jul 2024.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Create an API using Notepad to check if a string is a palindrome or not.

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Solid principal

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Don't join worst company
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Jan 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Oops? .net core features

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: PAPER DURATION: 3 hours
NO. OF QUESTIONS: 2 (20 marks each)
MAXIMUM MARKS: 20*2 = 40 marksQUESTION 1:
JSON Prettier:-Write a program which takes JSON as input and gives prettified JSONYou need to read JSON from STDIN. Input gives one line of uglified JSON.Output should be formatted JSON. Check the standard output link.Use 2 white spaces (not‘\t’) for one indentation.SAMPLE INPUT:{“group” : {list : [1,2,3]}, “list” : [“a”,”b”,”c”]}SAMPLE OUTPUT:{“group” : {List : [1,2,3]},“list” : [“a”,”b”,”c”]}EXPLANATION: Input will be uglifiedjson in one line and output will be prettified format of that. QUESTION 2:XML parse plus series computationEvaluate an expression given in XML format. Keys will be Expr- contains the entire expression. Elem – contains the digit, sum, Prod- contains two or more keys whose evaluation needs to be summed or multiplied respectively. Sub will contain 2 keys or more, where the second key onwards will have to be subtracted from the first one. Div- will contain 2 keys in which first key will need to be divided by second. SAMPLE INPUT:4673 SAMPLE OUTPUT:
20EXPLANATION:Input will be xml file through standard input. End of xml file marked by .
Duration: 180 minutes
Total Questions: 2

College Name: NA

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: A coding test (Students were asked to bring Laptops)
Tips: Be thorough with C/C++, networking, OS, Data structures and architecture
Duration: 90 minutes

Round: Interview
Experience: 3 rounds of interview, one hour each, all technical 
Interview Process:All the three rounds are oriented around programming. A lot of focus was given to Data structures, C/C++, OS and algorithmsThe code from previous test is shown and they expect you to fix any bugs if thereThe interviewers are quietly friendly and help if you get stuck at any pointIf you do have any related projects, anticipate some thorough questions on that
Tips: Though the interviewers are helpful, get your basics clear early on. Don't rely on them.Practice coding sessions, a lot of companies have them as a shortlisting criteria.

College Name: IIT Madras

HackerRank Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in HackerRank Software Development Engineer II interview?
HackerRank interview process usually has 2 rounds. The most common rounds in the HackerRank interview process are Technical.
How to prepare for HackerRank Software Development Engineer II 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 Backend, Medical Insurance, SQL, Stakeholder Management and Troubleshooting.
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