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Software Engineer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 7 Nov 2022

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in May 2022.

7 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

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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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2

Aptitude Test Round

This aptitude + technical MCQ test was of 120 minutes in duration. Had MCQs on quantitative ability, logical ability, Language, and technical MCQs consisted of questions on DBMS, OS, Networks, DSA. There were two coding questions as well. One on Bit Manipulating, and the other on DFS.

3

One-on-one Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. A question on BFS very similar to Leetcode 924. Was given one hour to discuss and come to an optimized solution with the interviewer.
4

Technical Round (4 Questions)

  • Q1. Search an element in a sorted and rotated array
  • Q2. SQL query on left join
  • Q3. Questions on CPP memory management
  • Q4. Questions related to projects done
5

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Propose a system for a popular media stream service
  • Q2. Questions related to Fullstack Tech Stacks
6

Case Study Round

Guesstimate on number of Reddit users in India. No starting input was given. Gave solution by using bottom to top approach. Tried to focus on quantifying teenagers with internet access and a particular interest about internet. Gave a figure around ~1 million in a year.

7

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Where do you see yourself at McKinsey?

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for McKinsey & Company Software Engineer interview:
  • DSA
  • DBMS
  • Web Development
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Show leadership potential. Be honest. They are smart, they are McKinsey, they know what's what. If appearing for software profile, the preparation is no different from what's needed for other companies. They are highly selective. Rest assured; it will be good experience, keep your head up.

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user image Abir Bhattacharjee

posted on 16 Feb 2022

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BCG user image Anonymous

posted on 22 Sep 2024

Interview experience
3
 Average
Difficulty level
 Hard
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
 -

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Aug 2024.

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. How to write custom django admin commands
  • Q2. Python decorator

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Software Engineer Interview Questions

PwC user image Anonymous

posted on 23 Sep 2024

Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Introduce yourself
  • Q2. How to reverse a sentence using stream api
Interview experience
2
 Poor
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

1 Interview Round

1

One-on-one Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Introduction ,basic eda, project
  • Q2. Project questions
Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

1 Interview Round

1

One-on-one Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Asked everything that was present in my resume
  • Q2. DBMS, OOps were asked a lot and react as well
Interview experience
3
 Average
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 2-4 weeks
Result
 Not Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in May 2024.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Coding Test Round

It was good i am writing this because i want access to other features of this website .lol

2

Group Discussion Round

It was good,they asked me to tell me about yourself

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for KPMG India Software Engineer interview:
  • strings

Software Engineer Interview Questions

Gartner user image Aviral dixit

posted on 10 Jun 2024

Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 Easy
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
 No response

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Dec 2023.

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. How team works in your project?
Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

3 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

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 tips
2

Coding Test Round

Basic coding related to c, c++... Then SQL query

3

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions from project and are of interest that we pit in our resume

I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed in Jun 2021.

3 Interview Rounds

Interview Questions

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  • Q2. Questions related to Robotic Process Automation Add Answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - 1. I applied for the role which was a related to Data Management and Automation.
2. Interview questions were average and answerable.
3. They sounded like they wanted an 'All Rounder' who can perform duties related to any role within the team and they called it "Cross Functional". Skill-set / Role may go for a toss.
4. They were desperate for resources. You may negotiate and get a better pay hike :P
5. Had hopes with this company but decide to skip after interview experience.

BEWARE, You may be exploited!

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