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Updated 17 Jan 2025

McAfee Software Development Engineer Interview Experiences

3 interviews found

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Jan 2024. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Fundamental programming skills and problem-solving techniques.

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Python fundamentals and problem solving
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Hiring manager round
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary and benefits discussion

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be calm and brush on fundamentals

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Oct 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. First Round was more focus around java, basic questions why java is platform independent , questions around String pool, Thread pool, Serialization , Exceptions and then design pattern Singleton and builde...
  • Q2. Second round about was Data Structures and Algo , add two linked list , parethesis balancing then again questions on Spring and Spring Boot, Some questions on Eureka Discovery Sevices and Message Broker
  • Q3. Third round was again DS round implement Generic Queue using Linked List , then Questions on joins , implement one to many and many to many association in spring boot

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - It was very good and nice interviewers were very good.

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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 and was interviewed before Feb 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

ELitmus test on Maths, Physics, Chem

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Was asked coding and aptitude

Round 3 - Coding Test 

Was asked coding questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Coding skills, relevant experience/knowledge and aptitude

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Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: This round had a total of 22 questions, in which 20 questions were from aptitude and reasoning. The level of aptitude questions were good. The questions were a mixture of easy, moderate and difficult levels. Remaining 2 questions were coding questions, in which one question was easy and another one was a bit difficult. This round was mainly to check the basic understanding and thinking power.
Tips: Aptitude and reasoning could be prepared in a short time. But coding takes a lot time. So focus more on coding than aptitude and reasoning. Aptitude and reasoning questions just take a combination of little common sense and computation power. While coding takes a lot of things, eg - Data structures, algorithms, programming languages, mathematics, common sense, computation power.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Questions: 22

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: This round was a total of 1 hour and 30 minutes. First of all, I was asked to introduce myself. I introduced myself then the interviewer also shared his work experience and he had worked at Snapdeal for five years. The questions asked were from the

College Name: NIT Hamirpur

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Mar 2020. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. What is Data Integrity?
  • Ans. 

    Data Integrity refers to the accuracy and consistency of data throughout its lifecycle.

    • Ensuring data is not corrupted or modified without authorization

    • Maintaining data accuracy and consistency through proper storage and retrieval

    • Preventing data loss or unauthorized access

    • Examples: checksums, encryption, access controls

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Gave an example and asked to produce that output with a query.
  • Q3. Questions like difference between union and union all. The function of cursor. Basic query tuning questions. Index, triggers etc

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - The interview happened during the lockdown period, so it was virtual Teams meeting. I had 2 technical rounds and one Managerial round. The interviewers were quite friendly and explained everything crystal clear. Since this was a SQL post, I would suggest you to get the basics intact and try practicing few queries.
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Jan 2023. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

2-3 coding questions based on DSA

Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

It was a basic SHL test

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Easy DSA and java related questions
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Typical HR round questions about career prospects

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Aug 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Javascript basic questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - learn basic javascript questions with practical approach

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Jul 2020. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. Questions on java8
  • Q2. Questions on multithreading
  • Q3. Questions on exception handling

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - First round was a coding round where interviewer asked questions randomly and were asked to optimise our code. Next round was a technical round where everyone needs to be thorough with their technical skills

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in May 2019. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. How MVC works for data flow?
  • Ans. 

    MVC separates data flow into three components: Model, View, and Controller.

    • Model represents data and business logic

    • View displays data to the user

    • Controller handles user input and updates the model and view accordingly

    • Data flows from the model to the view through the controller

    • Changes in the view are communicated to the controller, which updates the model and view

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What are mvc layers
  • Ans. 

    MVC stands for Model-View-Controller. It is a software design pattern that separates an application into three interconnected components.

    • Model: Represents the data and business logic of the application

    • View: Displays the data to the user and handles user input

    • Controller: Acts as an intermediary between the Model and View, handling user input and updating the Model and View accordingly

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Get and post methods
  • Q4. Servlet life cycle

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Do your homework for string data structures problems

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed before Jun 2020. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. A c++ written round. It contains good questions on c++ related to exception handling, virtual table concepts, smart_ptrs , etc ...

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be well prepared with your project.
Have decent but not great knowledge knowledge in DS/Algos
Know basics of system design.
Be good in your programming language.

McAfee Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in McAfee Software Development Engineer interview?
McAfee interview process usually has 3-4 rounds. The most common rounds in the McAfee interview process are Aptitude Test, Coding Test and Technical.
How to prepare for McAfee Software Development Engineer 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 McAfee. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at McAfee expect are Python, Debugging, C++, Coding and Automation.
What are the top questions asked in McAfee Software Development Engineer interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the McAfee Software Development Engineer interview -

  1. First Round was more focus around java, basic questions why java is platform in...read more
  2. Second round about was Data Structures and Algo , add two linked list , parethe...read more
  3. Third round was again DS round implement Generic Queue using Linked List , then...read more

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