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McAfee Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 15 Sep 2024

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Software Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 15 Sep 2024

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

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Sep 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Array related questions
  • Q2. OOPS Concept like multithreading
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Some advanced linked list questions

Interview questions from similar companies

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Sep 2021. 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 - Aptitude Test 

Math and verbal round .

Round 3 - Group Discussion 

General topics to speak

Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Duplicates in array College Projects Hashmap implementation
  • Ans. 

    Implement a function to find duplicates in an array of strings using Hashmap.

    • Create a Hashmap to store the frequency of each string in the array

    • Iterate through the array and check if the frequency of any string is greater than 1

    • If yes, add it to the list of duplicates

    • Return the list of duplicates

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Answer what you know, be genuine and honest

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed in May 2019. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. What is your day to day work?
  • Q2. What new you have to offer the organization?
  • Q3. The most recent issues that you faced in the organization?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be true to yourself and the interviewer, he/she doesn't want you to be full of all technical skills. He/she wants you to be atleast good at the things mentioned in your resume. Showcase that you're ready to switch to any language even if it is uncomfortable for you

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Jun 2020. There were 5 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. If fresher is attending the interview then mostly they'll ask questions from resume What are generics, UML diagram for the proper medicine suggestions based on the patient allergies to a particular drug ...

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well with the contents of resume,
First round: versant test
Second round: Technical Interview 1
Third round: Technical Interview 2

Feedback of best of the 2 technical interviews will be considered.

IF selected will receive a call from HR

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Jun 2020. There were 5 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. Basic oop
  • Q2. Previous projects and walktrough of one of the project, if any
  • Q3. Basic English test on a computer

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - The first step of the interview is the basic communication skills, which is taken on computer, try to listen carefully, most of the questions are only about what you have comprehend from the automated voice when played over.

OOP is very basic, they may ask some real life examples.

If you have worked previously, they may ask you about one of your projects. What technologies have you used ans why.

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Oct 2019. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Normal php questions like overriding,overloading,traits,interface,abstarct class nothing else.. It was online but in 2016.
  • Q2. Go though those topic as they are very important and asked in most companies.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Read those topics and try to understand with example and doing on your own.Before entering Chetu prepare yourself that you may get fire anytime.Because hiring and firing is lot in Chetu but in terms of salary it is good.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Oops programming,SQL server Database

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. What's is meaning of success?
  • Ans. 

    Success is achieving one's goals and feeling fulfilled in the process.

    • Success is subjective and varies from person to person.

    • It can be achieving a personal or professional goal.

    • Success can also be measured by the impact one has on others.

    • Feeling fulfilled and content is a key component of success.

    • Success is not always about material possessions or wealth.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Why do we work in corporate office?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Find all these kind of of questions and their solutions then you cracked any kind of interviews.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
-

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before May 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Questions were mostly related to Django Rest Framework and internal working of it, apart from that there were questions related to Django ORM.
  • Q2. Given an API request how would to resolve the space issue that is happening with GET
  • Ans. 

    To resolve space issue with GET API request, consider pagination, compression, caching, and optimizing query parameters.

    • Implement pagination to limit the number of results returned in each request.

    • Use compression techniques like Gzip to reduce the size of the response data.

    • Implement caching mechanisms to store frequently accessed data and reduce the number of requests.

    • Optimize query parameters to only request necessary

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Complete resume based questions
  • Q2. You must me thorough of what you have mentioned in your resume.

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Oct 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Don’t add your photo or details such as gender, age, and address in your resume. These details do not add any value.
View all Resume tips
Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Experience discussions
Round 3 - Coding Test 

Pair programming with engineer

Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Kubernetes practical applications
  • Ans. 

    Kubernetes is used for container orchestration, scaling, and management in cloud-native applications.

    • Automating deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications

    • Ensuring high availability and fault tolerance

    • Facilitating easy scaling of applications based on demand

    • Managing updates and rollbacks seamlessly

    • Supporting multi-cloud deployments

    • Example: Running microservices architecture on Kubernetes for a sca

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

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McAfee Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in McAfee Software Engineer interview?
McAfee interview process usually has 2 rounds. The most common rounds in the McAfee interview process are Technical and Coding Test.
How to prepare for McAfee Software 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, Linux, C++, SQL and Debugging.
What are the top questions asked in McAfee Software Engineer interview?

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