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Updated 4 Oct 2024

Times Internet Senior Software Engineer Interview Experiences

3 interviews found

Interview experience
2
Poor
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
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Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What is react, and why you chose it
  • Ans. 

    React is a JavaScript library for building user interfaces, known for its efficiency and flexibility.

    • React allows for the creation of reusable UI components, making development faster and more efficient.

    • It uses a virtual DOM for optimal performance by only updating the necessary components when data changes.

    • React's component-based architecture promotes code reusability and maintainability.

    • It has a large and active comm...

  • Answered by AI
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Apr 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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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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Round 2 - Coding Test 

Easy to medium-level coding questions on DSA

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. DSA question along with basic java needs
  • Q2. Create custom linked list
  • Ans. 

    A custom linked list is a data structure where each node contains a value and a reference to the next node.

    • Define a Node class with value and next properties

    • Define a LinkedList class with head property and methods to add, remove, and traverse nodes

    • Example: let list = new LinkedList(); list.add(1); list.add(2); list.remove(1);

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - System design 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Of an elevator and some questions on how to implement it with some scenarios

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - be prepared with DS and System design along with your programming language basics

Skills evaluated in this interview

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Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
6-8 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Sep 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 Resume tips
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Algorithm and database and datastructures

Round 3 - Coding Test 

Language and basic understanding

Round 4 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Too much Negotiations
  • Q2. Why this much of salary we give you

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Look for somewhere else if you are in tech. This is not a tech company. They are media house.

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

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed before Jan 2024. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Hackerrank test with medium level questions

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Medium level two questions. Focus of optimising.

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Project details, challenges
  • Q2. Oops , databse, design low level
Round 4 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Why join company
  • Ans. 

    I am excited to join Company because of its innovative projects, collaborative team, and opportunities for growth.

    • Innovative projects: Company is known for pushing boundaries and working on cutting-edge technologies.

    • Collaborative team: I value teamwork and believe that the collaborative environment at Company will help me thrive.

    • Opportunities for growth: Company offers various learning and development opportunities to

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Salary expectation
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Asked about the past experiance
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Dec 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. HTML5 CSS3 Basics and Advanced
  • Q2. Javascript Basics and Advanced

I was interviewed in Sep 2021.

Round 1 - Video Call 

(2 Questions)

Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

Technical interview round where the interviewer asked me 2 DSA based problems.

  • Q1. 

    Buy and Sell Stock Problem Statement

    Imagine you are Harshad Mehta's friend, and you have been given the stock prices of a particular company for the next 'N' days. You can perform up to two buy-and-sell ...

  • Ans. 

    The task is to determine the maximum profit that can be achieved by performing up to two buy-and-sell transactions on a given set of stock prices.

    • Iterate through the array of stock prices to find the maximum profit that can be achieved by buying and selling stocks at different points.

    • Keep track of the maximum profit that can be achieved by considering all possible combinations of buy and sell transactions.

    • Ensure that y...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. 

    Number of Bit Flips Problem Statement

    Ninja is practicing binary representations and stumbled upon an interesting problem. Given two numbers 'A' and 'B', you are required to determine how many bits need t...

  • Ans. 

    Calculate the number of bit flips required to convert one number to another in binary representation.

    • Convert both numbers to binary representation

    • Count the number of differing bits between the two numbers

    • Output the count of differing bits as the number of bit flips required

    • Example: A = 13 (1101), B = 7 (0111) -> 2 bit flips required

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Video Call 

(2 Questions)

Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Technical interview round where the interviewer asked me 2 DSA based problems.

  • Q1. 

    Boundary Traversal of a Binary Tree

    Given a binary tree of integers, your task is to return the boundary nodes of the tree in Anti-Clockwise direction starting from the root node.

    Input:

    The first line ...
  • Ans. 

    Return the boundary nodes of a binary tree in Anti-Clockwise direction starting from the root node.

    • Traverse the left boundary nodes in top-down order

    • Traverse the leaf nodes in left-right order

    • Traverse the right boundary nodes in bottom-up order

    • Handle cases where duplicates occur in boundary nodes

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. 

    Reverse Linked List in Groups of K

    You are provided with a linked list containing 'N' nodes and an integer 'K'. The task is to reverse the linked list in groups of size K, which means reversing the nodes ...

  • Ans. 

    Reverse a linked list in groups of size K by reversing nodes in each group.

    • Iterate through the linked list in groups of size K

    • Reverse each group of nodes

    • Handle cases where the number of elements in the last group is less than K

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - HR 

Round duration - 30 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

Typical HR round where the interviewer asked behavioral problems.

Interview Preparation Tips

Eligibility criteriaAbove 7 CGPAInfo Edge India (Naukri.com) interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data Structures, Algorithms, System Design, Aptitude, OOPSTime required to prepare for the interview - 6 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Must do Previously asked Interview as well as Online Test Questions.
Tip 2 : Go through all the previous interview experiences from Codestudio and Leetcode.
Tip 3 : Do at-least 2 good projects and you must know every bit of them.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Have at-least 2 good projects explained in short with all important points covered.
Tip 2 : Every skill must be mentioned.
Tip 3 : Focus on skills, projects and experiences more.

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Jul 2022. 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 Resume tips
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. OOPS, java, data structure
  • Q2. Coding assignment for binary search
  • Ans. 

    Implement binary search algorithm to find a target string in a sorted array of strings.

    • Ensure the array of strings is sorted before performing binary search.

    • Compare the target string with the middle element of the array and adjust the search range accordingly.

    • Repeat the process until the target string is found or the search range is exhausted.

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is your Notice period
  • Q2. Expectation from new job

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Mar 2022. There were 4 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.
View all Resume tips
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Discussion with Lead Engineer around basics of javascript, HTML, CSS, and Resume based question
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Discussion with Technical Architect around Some advanced concepts of javascript, React, Some aptitude questions.
Round 4 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Discussion with hiring manager. Understanding around the project, roles and responsibility of the position I was being hired for.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be good with basics. Be clear about your expertise.

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Sep 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. 1. Count the number of flips require to convert a binary string of 0 and 1 such that resultant string has alternate 0 and 1
  • Ans. 

    Count the number of flips required to convert a binary string to alternate 0 and 1.

    • Iterate through the string and count the number of flips required to make it alternate.

    • Keep track of the current character and the expected character.

    • Example: 001101 -> 010101 requires 2 flips.

    • Example: 101010 -> 010101 requires 3 flips.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. 2. From an array of integers which contains values for a particular stock . Find the value at which a person should buy and sell such that the profit is maximum.
  • Ans. 

    Find the maximum profit from buying and selling a stock given an array of its values.

    • Iterate through the array and keep track of the minimum value seen so far.

    • Calculate the profit at each index and update the maximum profit seen.

    • Return the maximum profit.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. 3. Boundary traversal of a tree.
  • Ans. 

    Boundary traversal of a tree

    • Boundary traversal involves visiting the nodes on the boundary of a tree in a specific order

    • Start with the root node and traverse the left boundary, then the leaf nodes from left to right, and finally the right boundary

    • Use recursion to traverse the left and right subtrees

    • Exclude the leaf nodes that are also part of the left or right boundary

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. 4. Reverse a linked list in groups of k nodes.
  • Ans. 

    Reverse a linked list in groups of k nodes.

    • Divide the linked list into groups of k nodes

    • Reverse each group of k nodes

    • Connect the reversed groups to form the final linked list

    • Use recursion or iteration to implement the solution

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - 1. Focus on data structures and algorithm (2 rounds)
2. Technologies you are applying for and DSA could also be asked (3rd round )

Skills evaluated in this interview

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Times Internet Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Times Internet Senior Software Engineer interview?
Times Internet interview process usually has 3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Times Internet interview process are Coding Test, Resume Shortlist and Technical.
How to prepare for Times Internet Senior Software 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 Times Internet. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Times Internet expect are Analytical Chemistry, Apache Tomcat, CCTV Monitoring, JSP and Javascript.
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