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Updated 7 Feb 2025

Top Samsung Research Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. Difference between dfs and bfs and code any one algo in trees and graphs. Two sum problem A puzzle 1/2 more coding questions mostly on basics
  • Q2. How will you approach a problem?
  • Q3. Write the code for the Dijkstra
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Samsung Research Software Engineer Interview Experiences

31 interviews found

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I applied via Campus Placement

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Bfs dfs coding questions
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Oct 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

3 hours test
1 DSA question to solve

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Given binary tree is binary search or not
  • Ans. 

    A binary tree is considered a binary search tree if the left subtree of a node contains only nodes with keys less than the node's key and the right subtree contains only nodes with keys greater than the node's key.

    • Check if the left child of a node is less than the node's key and the right child is greater than the node's key

    • Recursively check all nodes in the tree to ensure they follow the binary search tree property

    • Ino...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Monkey and steps dp question

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare graph topics and binary search on answers specially for coding test round

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Oct 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. DSA based questions
  • Q2. Priority queue and Binary Tree
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 Apr 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Coding test - 3 hrs, bfs-dfs, samsung own coding tool

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Graph theory question - find diameter of tree
  • Ans. 

    The diameter of a tree is the longest path between any two nodes in the tree.

    • Find the longest path between any two nodes in the tree.

    • This can be done by running two depth-first searches (DFS) on the tree.

    • The diameter of the tree is the length of the path found by the second DFS.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Find common ancestors of 2 nodes in tree
  • Ans. 

    To find common ancestors of 2 nodes in a tree, traverse from both nodes to root and store paths. Then find the intersection of paths.

    • Traverse from both nodes to root and store paths

    • Find the intersection of paths to get common ancestors

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Computer networks and Operating System questions

Skills evaluated in this interview

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 (5)

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 (1)

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

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

Round 1 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Can you describe yourself?
  • Q2. Why you choose to became software engineer
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Competitive programming via hackerrank

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

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Mar 2023. There were 5 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

2 Medium level question need to be solved within 1.5 hrs

Round 2 - Coding Test 

One advance coding question need to be solve within 3 hrs

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Leetcode easy-medium questions, basic CN, OS questions, project realtes questions
Round 4 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Leetcode medium level questions, OOPs and OS question
Round 5 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Why you have to join samsung, any offer in hand

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare DSA Well
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 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. How will you approach a problem?
  • Ans. 

    I will approach a problem by breaking it down into smaller parts and analyzing each part individually.

    • Identify the problem and its scope

    • Gather all relevant information and data

    • Break down the problem into smaller parts

    • Analyze each part individually

    • Develop a plan of action

    • Implement the plan and monitor progress

    • Make adjustments as necessary

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What you didn't which others did not do?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be honest even if you are not sure about the answer.
Round 1 - Coding Test 

3 coding questions of type easy and medium

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Dsa round asked to write code on graphs, tree problema
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Hr contacted through call and asked basic hr questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Focus more on DSA and write code in structuted manner. Review all dsa topics before interview

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Nov 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 tips
Round 2 - Coding Test 

3 questions

1. Maximum subarray sum equal to 0
2. Replace the first node of the linked list with the last node, second with second last and so on.
3. can't remember

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Difference between dfs and bfs and code any one algo in trees and graphs. Two sum problem A puzzle 1/2 more coding questions mostly on basics
Round 4 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Didn't ask anything, just asked about vaccination status and if the location was fine.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Keep your basics strong and you'll easy crack it. Checkout samsung kachroo repo on github

Skills evaluated in this interview

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 Apr 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Asked about OOPS concepts Coding problem on bfs and dfs

Samsung Research Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Samsung Research Software Engineer interview?
Samsung Research interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Samsung Research interview process are Coding Test, Technical and HR.
What are the top questions asked in Samsung Research Software Engineer interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Samsung Research Software Engineer interview -

  1. Difference between dfs and bfs and code any one algo in trees and graphs. Two ...read more
  2. How will you approach a probl...read more
  3. Write the code for the Dijks...read more
How long is the Samsung Research Software Engineer interview process?

The duration of Samsung Research Software Engineer interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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Samsung Research Software Engineer Interview Process

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4 Interview rounds

  • Coding Test Round - 1
  • Coding Test Round - 2
  • Technical Round
  • HR Round
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