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The Hindu Group Product Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 6 Dec 2016

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Product Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Sakthi Priya Amirtharaj

posted on 6 Dec 2016

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Dec 2016. There were 5 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. How would you ensure all faults are captured in the product you make
  • Ans. 

    To ensure all faults are captured in the product, a comprehensive testing process should be implemented.

    • Implement a rigorous testing strategy that covers all aspects of the product

    • Perform functional testing to ensure the product meets all requirements

    • Conduct regression testing to identify any new faults introduced during development

    • Utilize automated testing tools to increase efficiency and accuracy

    • Encourage feedback fr...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Why our company?
  • Ans. 

    Your company's innovative products, collaborative work culture, and commitment to employee growth make it an ideal fit for my skills and career goals.

    • Innovative product offerings that align with my passion for cutting-edge technology

    • Strong emphasis on collaboration and teamwork, which I value in a work environment

    • Opportunities for professional development and growth, such as mentorship programs or training initiatives

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: My work for IITMSAT helped a lot to get through
Tips: They were not interested in academic achievers.They preferred candidates who did other projects and activities.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Repeated testing
Brainstorming with a team to find all possible faults
But I added, faults could still exist

Round: HR Interview
Experience: I am interested in S/w profile. I find the job more challenging and as platform to learn lot of new skills

College Name: IIT Madras

Interview questions from similar companies

Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I appeared for an interview before Mar 2024.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Questions on REST API and some simple front end questions
  • Q2. GetMapping, springboot
  • Q3. How to write a test cases in junit
  • Ans. 

    JUnit is a popular testing framework for Java that allows developers to write and run repeatable tests.

    • 1. Import JUnit libraries: Use 'import org.junit.*;' to access JUnit classes.

    • 2. Create a test class: Annotate the class with '@RunWith(JUnit4.class)' to indicate it's a test class.

    • 3. Write test methods: Annotate methods with '@Test' to mark them as test cases. Example: '@Test public void testAddition() { assertEquals(...

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Very basic questions
  • Q2. Security for API,
  • Ans. 

    API security involves protecting APIs from threats and vulnerabilities to ensure data integrity and confidentiality.

    • Use HTTPS to encrypt data in transit, preventing eavesdropping.

    • Implement authentication mechanisms like OAuth 2.0 for secure access.

    • Validate and sanitize inputs to prevent injection attacks.

    • Rate limiting can prevent abuse by restricting the number of requests.

    • Use API gateways to manage and monitor API tra

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - please don't join this company one of the worst company in bangalore

Software Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

Elsevier user image Gowthami Ramachandran

posted on 24 Oct 2023

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
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:
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 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Test strategies
  • Q2. Which level of testing is more focussed
  • Ans. 

    Unit testing is more focused

    • Unit testing focuses on testing individual components or functions in isolation

    • It is typically automated and executed frequently during development

    • Examples include testing a specific function in a program or a specific module in an application

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Case Study 

Hsd to design a simple product cart application

Round 4 - Aptitude Test 

It was a phycometry test

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I applied via Campus Placement

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

It was a logical type aptitude questions

Round 2 - Technical 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. About projects and internship
  • Q2. Situation and behavioral based questions
  • Q3. Technical questions related to resume
  • Q4. HR related questions
  • Q5. Presentation on any technical topic
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Job Portal and was interviewed in Apr 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Properly align and format text in your resume. A recruiter will have to spend more time reading poorly aligned text, leading to high chances of rejection.
View all tips
Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Screening and job profile
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. About your experience and the role
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Nov 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is the use of namespace in Php?
  • Ans. 

    Namespace in PHP is used to avoid naming conflicts between classes, functions, and variables.

    • Namespace allows grouping of related classes, functions, and variables under a common name.

    • It helps in organizing code and makes it easier to maintain.

    • Namespace can be declared using the 'namespace' keyword followed by the namespace name.

    • Example: namespace MyNamespace;

    • To use a class or function from a namespace, we need to spec...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Difference between interface and abstract class
  • Ans. 

    Interface defines only method signatures while abstract class can have both method signatures and implementations.

    • An interface can be implemented by multiple classes while an abstract class can only be extended by one class.

    • An abstract class can have constructors while an interface cannot.

    • An abstract class can have non-abstract methods while an interface can only have abstract methods.

    • An abstract class can have instanc...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Strong oops skills expected
For Php, get knowledge about latest concepts

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

I applied via Indeed and was interviewed before Jan 2022. 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 

Practical module need to solve and execute the progream

Round 3 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Need the linux server commands and OOP concept, CSS, etc
  • Q2. All relavent of the oops, css, aws, mysql related questions. Eg: Primary key vs Unique. Write the joins query for left and inner join. Cat command for linux server. hide vs invisible. block ns display Abs...
  • Q3. Write a program for login page with using session Database design for one example given by interviewer Palindrome program
  • Ans. 

    Program for login page with session and palindrome program

    • Create a login page with HTML and CSS

    • Use PHP to handle form submission and validate user credentials

    • Create a session for the logged-in user

    • Design a database to store user information

    • Write a program to check if a given string is a palindrome

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. For our last company of the project details and module discussion. And Technology tech interview

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - 1. You must say your answer with confident
2. Basic technic questions and answer needs to know for your field
3. You should develop your's developing skills with relatime exmples. Like Duplicate removing, reverse the input, Loop and Loop with index concept, OOPs concepts (optional if this has yours field)
4. If you had work with database means, better you know the design of the db and connecion through the program.
5. API intergrations and UI design (optional If you had work in that otherwise needs to know the basic things)
6. Domain knowledge is most important. Example what kind of projects done by your office. If you are fresher means, better you have to search, which company you are going to interview, know those companies project, technics, and tools.

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Dec 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 

Ecommerce platform coding test

Round 3 - Technical 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. Related to technology.
  • Q2. Prepare for standard coding pattern
  • Q3. We are using many technologies and languages so we need a full stack developer
  • Q4. Prepare for ASP.NET and oops
  • Q5. ReactJS, AWS, SQL, other database
Round 4 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Logical and team-building questions.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Apply if you are not fully qualified will give you the confidence to prepare the interview.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Medium level questions , 1 hr

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Medium level, technical knowledge test
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Very low level system design
  • Ans. 

    Design a low-level system for a software engineer interview.

    • Start by understanding the requirements and constraints of the system.

    • Identify the components and their interactions.

    • Consider the data structures and algorithms needed.

    • Think about performance, scalability, and fault tolerance.

    • Document the design and discuss trade-offs.

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - medium level interview, focuses more on project knowledge

Skills evaluated in this interview

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 Feb 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Hackerank test with 3 easy medium questions

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Tree traversal questions and binary search related questions

Round 3 - Case Study 

Design an e-commerce website

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare dsa and js related questions

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