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Updated 20 Oct 2024

Seagate Senior Staff Engineer Interview Experiences

2 interviews found

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

Strivers list Leetcode easy and medium questions

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Storage related systems question
  • Q2. Cloud related system design question
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Why would you like to join Seagate
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Career snapshot related questions
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Aug 2022. There were 2 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.
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Round 2 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Describe previous projects
  • Q2. SAS, SCSI Specifications
  • Q3. C language coding skills

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - C, embedded systems

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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. System design around scalable design
  • Ans. 

    Scalable system design involves creating a system that can handle increased load and growth over time.

    • Use microservices architecture to break down the system into smaller, independent services

    • Implement load balancing to distribute traffic evenly across servers

    • Utilize caching mechanisms to reduce the load on the database

    • Design for horizontal scalability by adding more servers to handle increased load

    • Consider using cloud

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Test proper coding style, logic along with boundary checks

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Jan 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Design a routing table with insert delete and forward functionality. Define its class also
  • Ans. 

    Design a routing table with insert, delete, and forward functionality in a defined class.

    • Create a class called RoutingTable with methods for insert, delete, and forward

    • Use a data structure like a hash table or tree to store routing information

    • Implement insert method to add new routes, delete method to remove routes, and forward method to look up and forward packets

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

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Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Introduce yourself politely .
  • Q2. Be flexible with work

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - All the best
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Arrays, linked list - 1 hour - C/C++

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Networking, system design
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Compensation discussion
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

30min, DSA related question

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. BGP state machine
  • Q2. Evpn vxlan topology explanation
  • Ans. 

    EVPN VXLAN topology explanation

    • EVPN (Ethernet VPN) is a technology used to extend Layer 2 connectivity across a Layer 3 network

    • VXLAN (Virtual Extensible LAN) is a tunneling protocol used to overlay virtualized Layer 2 networks over Layer 3 networks

    • EVPN VXLAN topology combines the benefits of both technologies to provide scalable and flexible network virtualization

    • It allows for efficient communication between virtual ma...

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. System design around scalable design
  • Ans. 

    Scalable system design involves creating a system that can handle increased load and growth over time.

    • Use microservices architecture to break down the system into smaller, independent services

    • Implement load balancing to distribute traffic evenly across servers

    • Utilize caching mechanisms to reduce the load on the database

    • Design for horizontal scalability by adding more servers to handle increased load

    • Consider using cloud

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Test proper coding style, logic along with boundary checks

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Arrays, linked list - 1 hour - C/C++

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Networking, system design
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Compensation discussion
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Apr 2022. There were 3 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 

There will be coding test selected from Hackerrank

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Be through with tools and technology mentioned in your resume.
  • Q2. Be ready with data structure questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Don't see only the salary hike, Just check the team culture before joining specific team.

Seagate Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Seagate Senior Staff Engineer interview?
Seagate interview process usually has 3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Seagate interview process are Technical, Coding Test and One-on-one Round.
How to prepare for Seagate Senior Staff 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 Seagate. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Seagate expect are Python, Unix, Linux, RSS and Silicon.
What are the top questions asked in Seagate Senior Staff Engineer interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Seagate Senior Staff Engineer interview -

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