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McAfee Technical Support Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 20 Jul 2022

McAfee Technical Support Engineer Interview Experiences

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Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What different did you do in locked down
  • Ans. 

    During the lockdown, I focused on enhancing my technical skills and learning new technologies.

    • Took online courses and certifications to improve my knowledge in areas like networking and troubleshooting

    • Participated in virtual workshops and webinars to stay updated with the latest industry trends

    • Practiced troubleshooting scenarios on virtual machines to sharpen my problem-solving abilities

    • Contributed to online technical ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. How do you spend your day?
  • Ans. 

    As a Technical Support Engineer, my day is spent troubleshooting and resolving technical issues for customers.

    • I start my day by checking emails and responding to any urgent customer inquiries.

    • I prioritize and manage my workload, addressing high-priority issues first.

    • I collaborate with other team members to share knowledge and seek assistance when needed.

    • I troubleshoot technical problems reported by customers, analyzing...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be honest and give realistic answers. Share an out of the box answer or scenario during you previous work. Show them how good you are in handling situations

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

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

Round 1 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Dhcp helper mac and ip
  • Q2. Putting ip on window pc
  • Ans. 

    To assign an IP address to a Windows PC, you can do so through the network settings.

    • Go to Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center

    • Click on Change adapter settings

    • Right-click on the network connection you want to assign an IP address to and select Properties

    • Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click on Properties

    • Choose 'Use the following IP address' and enter the IP address, subnet mask, default gateway,

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. What if i browse a website, what works at backend
  • Ans. 

    When browsing a website, various components work at the backend to deliver content and functionality.

    • Web server processes requests and serves web pages

    • Database stores and retrieves data

    • Application server executes application logic

    • Content delivery network (CDN) may cache and deliver content

    • Load balancer distributes incoming traffic to multiple servers

    • Web browser renders the content for the user

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Needs more hands on practice

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

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

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Dataweave logic questions

Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Basic HR questions
  • Q2. Prepare basic interview answers

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Easy and fast interview process
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 

Easy problem on java

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Technical discussion

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well on the CV details

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Sep 2020. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

6 Questions

  • Q1. Data structure and C++
  • Q2. Reverse Linked list
  • Q3. Multi threaded queue
  • Q4. Design pattern
  • Q5. Basic C++ concepts
  • Q6. Puzzles

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Solve data structure problems
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant

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 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Threading: Write and use a mutex?
  • Ans. 

    A mutex is a synchronization primitive that ensures only one thread can access a resource at a time.

    • Create a mutex object using the appropriate library or language-specific function.

    • Lock the mutex before accessing the shared resource to prevent other threads from accessing it.

    • Unlock the mutex after finishing the operation on the shared resource to allow other threads to access it.

    • Example: pthread_mutex_t mutex; pthread...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Find the memory leak in a given set of code.
  • Ans. 

    Identify memory leak in code

    • Check for any dynamically allocated memory that is not being freed

    • Look for any infinite loops or recursive functions that consume memory

    • Use memory profiling tools like Valgrind to detect leaks

    • Check for any global variables that are not properly managed

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

I was interviewed before Mar 2021.

Round 1 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. How to check a number is power of 2
  • Ans. 

    To check if a number is a power of 2, we can use bitwise operations.

    • A power of 2 has only one bit set to 1, so we can use the bitwise AND operator to check if the number is a power of 2.

    • If n is a power of 2, then n & (n-1) will be 0.

    • For example, 8 (1000 in binary) is a power of 2, and 8 & 7 (0111 in binary) is 0.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Sort a stack without using another data structure
  • Ans. 

    Sort a stack without using another data structure

    • Use recursion to pop the top element and insert it at the bottom of the remaining stack

    • Repeat until the stack is sorted in ascending order

    • Time complexity: O(n^2), space complexity: O(n) due to recursion

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Check weather array have continuous increasing than decreasing value
  • Ans. 

    Check if array has continuous increasing and decreasing values

    • Loop through the array and check if each element is greater than the previous one

    • Once you find the maximum element, check if the remaining elements are in decreasing order

    • If yes, return true else false

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Design a cricinfo (LLD)
  • Ans. 

    Design a cricinfo (LLD)

    • Identify the entities: players, teams, matches, scorecards, tournaments, etc.

    • Define the relationships between entities

    • Create a database schema to store the data

    • Implement APIs to fetch and update data

    • Design a UI to display the information

    • Consider scalability and performance

    • Ensure data security and privacy

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - HR 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Share details of your previous job.
  • Q2. Why should we hire you?
  • Q3. What are your strengths and weaknesses?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Do study basic Data Structure questions and also prepare for Low level design.
Do work on behavioral questions too.

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in May 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Logical reasoning And aptitude test

Round 2 - Coding Test 

C++, python and Java programming

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Gen Software Engineer interview:
  • C++
  • Python
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - I am interested for this company opportunity for giving me and I am so happy and giving me for work from home job
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

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

(1 Question)

  • Q1. System design - 1500 max inserting request to db a day max latency 60 se
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McAfee Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in McAfee Technical Support Engineer interview?
McAfee interview process usually has 1 rounds. The most common rounds in the McAfee interview process are One-on-one Round.
How to prepare for McAfee Technical Support 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 Technical Support, Linux, Troubleshooting, Remote Support and HTTP.

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