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Updated 12 May 2024

Top Target Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. Which scrolling option is the best for e-retail websites? Vertical scrolling or horizontal product scrolling or each product on a different page or something else?
  • Q2. What factors can you think of which will determine the pricing of product on our e-retail website?
  • Q3. The ones i remember- Dbms: What is normalization? Different forms of normalization. Some joins related questions. Oops: access modifiers, abstract classes
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Target Software Engineer Interview Experiences

12 interviews found

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

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Array, Tree based questions
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Managerial round with a dive into the projects

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Medium level leet code questions
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via campus placement at National Institute of Technology (NIT), Calicut and was interviewed in Jul 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Graphs and arrays tricky questions

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Reverse a linked list two sum indexin no sql vs sql access specifiers
  • Ans. 

    The question is about reversing a linked list.

    • Iterative approach: Use three pointers to reverse the links between nodes.

    • Recursive approach: Recursively reverse the rest of the list and then fix the links.

    • Example: Given a linked list 1 -> 2 -> 3 -> 4, the reversed list will be 4 -> 3 -> 2 -> 1.

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Strengths and weaknesses
  • Q2. Leadership qualities

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be perect in the basics

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Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

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

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions on CS fundamentals. Databases, OOPs, and one question on finding anagrams
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Purely Technical and domain-specific. One CP question on array, two pointer, a few behavioural questions too
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Array and Linkedlist related questions

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Oops concepts, DBMS, questions related to personal projects
  • Q2. The ones i remember- Dbms: What is normalization? Different forms of normalization. Some joins related questions. Oops: access modifiers, abstract classes
  • Ans. 

    Questions on DBMS and OOPs concepts

    • Normalization is the process of organizing data in a database to reduce redundancy and dependency.

    • Different forms of normalization include 1NF, 2NF, 3NF, BCNF, and 4NF.

    • Join is used to combine rows from two or more tables based on a related column between them.

    • Access modifiers in OOPs are public, private, protected, and default.

    • Abstract classes are classes that cannot be instantiated a

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Basics of Oops should be clear

Skills evaluated in this interview

Target interview questions for designations

 Associate Software Engineer

 (3)

 Senior Software Engineer

 (1)

 Software Developer

 (1)

 Data Engineer

 (3)

 Softwaretest Engineer

 (1)

 Android Engineer

 (1)

 Big Data Engineer

 (1)

 Senior Engineer

 (10)

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

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Oct 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.
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Round 2 - Coding Test 

It was a question about building a shopping cart

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Asked me python concepts

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Behavioral question that asked about my internship experience and all about cultural fit

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I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Aug 2021. There were 3 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.
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Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic Java spring boot questions and one easy LC DSA question
Round 3 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Behavioral questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Practice easy level DSA and resume projects

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Mar 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Sort an array of 0s and 1s
  • Ans. 

    Sort an array of 0s and 1s

    • Use two pointers, one at the beginning and one at the end

    • Swap 0s from the beginning with 1s from the end until pointers meet

    • Time complexity: O(n)

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Level order traversal of a tree
  • Ans. 

    Level order traversal is a tree traversal algorithm that visits nodes level by level.

    • Start at the root node and add it to a queue.

    • While the queue is not empty, remove the first node from the queue and add its children to the queue.

    • Repeat until the queue is empty.

    • The order in which nodes are visited is the level order traversal.

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - 1)Ask questions
2)Be interactive

Skills evaluated in this interview

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user image Utkarshini Edutech

posted on 2 Mar 2022

Software Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Eklavya Mahajan

posted on 10 Mar 2015

Interview Questionnaire 

8 Questions

  • Q1. What factors can you think of which will determine the pricing of product on our e-retail website?
  • Ans. 

    Factors affecting pricing of products on e-retail website

    • Cost of production

    • Competitor pricing

    • Demand and supply

    • Target audience

    • Marketing and advertising costs

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. We add a lot of products and their descriptions on a laptop webpage, it will get too cluttered if we try the same for a mobile app. What things can be done differently for a webpage on mobile app?
  • Q3. Which scrolling option is the best for e-retail websites? Vertical scrolling or horizontal product scrolling or each product on a different page or something else?
  • Ans. 

    Vertical scrolling is the best option for e-retail websites.

    • Vertical scrolling is more intuitive and easier to use for most users.

    • Horizontal scrolling can be confusing and frustrating for users.

    • Each product on a different page can lead to slower load times and more clicks for users.

    • Infinite scrolling can be a good option for some e-retail websites.

    • Consider the type of products being sold and the user experience when de

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. What was your happiest moment in life?
  • Ans. 

    My happiest moment was when I got accepted into my dream university.

    • Received the acceptance letter in the mail

    • Celebrated with family and friends

    • Felt a sense of accomplishment and excitement for the future

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Tell me about your internships in short
  • Ans. 

    I completed internships at two different companies, one focused on web development and the other on software testing.

    • Interned at XYZ Company as a web developer, worked on front-end development using React and back-end development using Node.js

    • Interned at ABC Company as a software tester, tested various software applications and reported bugs to the development team

  • Answered by AI
  • Q6. Strengths and weaknesses?
  • Ans. 

    My strengths include problem-solving, adaptability, and teamwork. My weaknesses include public speaking and time management.

    • Strengths: Problem-solving - I enjoy finding solutions to complex problems. Adaptability - I am able to quickly adjust to new situations. Teamwork - I work well in a team environment and value collaboration.

    • Weaknesses: Public speaking - I get nervous when speaking in front of large groups. Time ma...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q7. What are your interests beyond academics?
  • Ans. 

    I enjoy playing sports, reading books, and volunteering in my community.

    • Playing basketball and soccer with friends

    • Reading books on technology and self-improvement

    • Volunteering at local food banks and animal shelters

  • Answered by AI
  • Q8. You seem to have a good CPI. Why are you not going for MS or MBA? Do you intend to go for any such thing some years later?
  • Ans. 

    I believe gaining practical experience is more valuable than pursuing further education at this point in my career.

    • I have gained valuable experience through internships and projects

    • I am constantly learning and improving my skills through online courses and workshops

    • I may consider pursuing further education in the future if it aligns with my career goals

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Resume shortlist was CPI cutoff based mostly.
Tips: Highlight all your strong points in the resume and don't forget to make different resumes for different profiles you are targeting. Other than that, your resume is what you make of it in your 4 or 5 years of your stay here!

Round: Test
Experience: The test was common for software analyst as well as business analyst profile. So that was sort of a drawback for the people targeting business analyst profile. But most of the coding questions were easily solvable and required little knowledge of coding.
Tips: Just try to improve your aptitude skills and freshen up some basic C++ concepts - very basic ones. You'll do great!

Round: Puzzle Interview
Experience: Though I am not able to recall the puzzles asked, but they were moderate in difficulty level, plus the interviewers were helping a lot and were very friendly
Tips: Practice some basic puzzles, mostly the ones asked for coding interviews (you can search them online). Keep your calm and think thoroughly. Also, don't hesitate to ask for help whenever required. They would love to offer help more than you would like to get!

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Since my background in coding was not that great, and I had already told them so, thus they mostly asked me strategic questions like the ones mentioned above.
Tips: Think logically and just spit out whatever comes to your mind would be the best option/strategy. They are looking for innovative answers and also a wide variety of alternatives, and then choose the best ones. Again, they will help you in case of any confusion or in case you need some example strategies.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: This round initially focused primarily on my internships. The interviewer seemed interested to know about the work done in internships, the accomplishments, the moments worth remembering from the foreign internships. Later she moved on to the hobbies, strengths, weaknesses and was quite involved with my life stories! She had a pad to note down my answers and judge abilities like communication skills, fluency, confidence in answers etc. At the end, I got the remark "This was by far the best interview I conducted" (and I was the last candidate to get interviewed!)
Tips: Answer the questions with total honesty and keep them involved with intriguing stories that depict your strengths or weaknesses. Interest them with your hobbies and be ready to answer questions on any hobby! Keep your stories prepared for the happiest moment, failures, things you would change in life etc. Read the book "64 HR interviews" and prepare answers for most of them. This round is mainly to see your confidence, your passion, your liveliness and your enthusiasm for the position.

General Tips: Most of the tips were discussed in respective questions. In general, I would like to say that never lose hope no matter how hard you struggle through the first few days. The moment you lose hope, things start going the wrong way. Also, give the interviews with relaxed and calm mind, after proper sleep. Take the interviews to the direction you want them to go - it can be easily done and I can tell you that from my own experiences. Be honest, otherwise you will take the interview to the direction you don't want it to go!
Skills: Confidence, Communication skills, Logical thinking , Problem solving, Brainstorming skills, Rational thinking
College Name: IIT BOMBAY
Motivation: It is a well reputed firm, a Fortune 50 company and the experience would be a good launchpad for ahead. I wanted a work-life balance slightly tilted towards "life" and Target is the company to go for that (which I came to know from my seniors, glassdoor.com etc.)
Funny Moments: There were no specific funny moments as such but overall, the interviews were relaxed and the interviewers were very friendly and cheerful. So I had some great moments while sharing my hobbies (eg. I told them I like to read poems so they asked me to recite one!) etc.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Software Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Supreet Singh

posted on 19 Jan 2015

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Standard resume shortlisting. Almost everyone was shortlisted for the test. You were given an option to choose between software and analyst profile.
Tips: Prepare your resume well on time. Give it a month at least. Send it over to a lot of seniors for reviews.

Round: Test
Experience: Test wa fairly easy. It had two sections. One was mental ability. I am hoping any IIT student can crack these questions. Second part was basic coding questions, 2 of them. If you know basic coding, you can solve it. Nothing fancy.
Tips: Prepare well for tests immediately after resume. Brush up basic coding commands if you expect coding questions in the test. One can do preparation on the lines of cat for these tests.

General Tips: I cannot say this enough times but you have to be patient, calm and confident. You will get a job. Everyone doesn't get a job on day 1. You may also get to hear thousands of methods to prepare for jobs. Don't listen to everyone. Just choose obe or two good sources and stick to them. Else you just waste time worrying about how much you need to prepare.
Skill Tips: I prepared on a very general level for all companies. If you are fairly sure of what kind of company you want, do company specific prep.
Skills: Analytical skills, Basic coding skills
College Name: IIT BOMBAY
Motivation: The profile offered had both analytics and coding. It was like the best of both worlds for me. Also, great company. Great money.

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How many rounds are there in Target Software Engineer interview?
Target interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Target interview process are Technical, Coding Test and Resume Shortlist.
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