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Updated 21 Nov 2024

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2 interviews found

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

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Concepts of node and Js

I was interviewed before May 2021.

Round 1 - Video Call 

(2 Questions)

Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

It was an coding round

  • Q1. 

    The Skyline Problem

    Compute the skyline of given rectangular buildings in a 2D city, eliminating hidden lines and forming the outer contour of the silhouette when viewed from a distance. Each building is ...

  • Ans. 

    Compute the skyline of given rectangular buildings in a 2D city, eliminating hidden lines and forming the outer contour of the silhouette.

    • Iterate through the buildings and create a list of critical points (x, y) where the height changes.

    • Sort the critical points based on x-coordinate and process them to form the skyline.

    • Merge consecutive horizontal segments of equal height into one to ensure no duplicates.

    • Return the fin...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. 

    Rat in a Maze Problem Statement

    You need to determine all possible paths for a rat starting at position (0, 0) in a square maze to reach its destination at (N-1, N-1). The maze is represented as an N*N ma...

  • Ans. 

    Find all possible paths for a rat in a maze from source to destination.

    • Use backtracking to explore all possible paths in the maze.

    • Keep track of visited cells to avoid revisiting them.

    • Recursively try moving in all directions (up, down, left, right) until reaching the destination.

    • Return a list of strings representing valid paths sorted in alphabetical order.

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - HR 

Round duration - 30 Minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

It was an HR round with some general questions. it was just for formality.

Interview Preparation Tips

Eligibility criteriaAbove 7 CGPAupgrad interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data Structures, Pointers, OOPS, System Design, Algorithms, Dynamic ProgrammingTime required to prepare for the interview - 3 MonthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Stay focused
Tip 2 : Practice coding questions.
Tip 3 : View previous interviews of the companies

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Don't lie on resume
Tip 2 : Just write in format that is catchy

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

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I applied via Job lever and was interviewed before Sep 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Easy leetcode code 2 questions , HTML5 css javascript simple screen design

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Oop, Simple coding javascript, react basic, sql basic

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Take it easy and go with confidence which matters most

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in May 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Basic questions of the tech stack that I applied for.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare for the technologies you apply and just be confident because they want hire someone who is confident know at least basics of the tech stack.
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Hr calls to understand candidates experience and expectations
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Both technical discussion and coding happens in this round
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Some technical discussion with engineer manager and cultural fit

I was interviewed in May 2022.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Speed distance, relations, coding decoding, work time

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Strings, LinkedList

Round 3 - Coding Test 

Basic bath included and Strings sorting, leetcode medium basic SQL and some basic web related things

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident and attend the interview, easy to medium will be asked.
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

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

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Explain request lifecycle in rails?
  • Ans. 

    Request lifecycle in Rails involves routing, controller actions, rendering views, and responding to the client.

    • 1. Request comes in through the browser or API endpoint.

    • 2. Rails router determines which controller and action to route the request to.

    • 3. Controller action processes the request, interacts with the model, and prepares data for the view.

    • 4. View template is rendered with the data from the controller.

    • 5. Response ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Code Merge Sort using Ruby
  • Ans. 

    Implement Merge Sort algorithm in Ruby

    • Divide the array into two halves recursively

    • Merge the sorted halves back together

    • Use a helper method to merge the two halves

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
Selected Selected
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 - Aptitude Test 

Common Aptitude along with HTML5, CSS

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Mostly questions were on HTML5,CSS and web development related 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 Jun 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 Resume tips
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Coding round with 3 problem statements

Round 3 - Technical 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. Questions related to project you have mentioned on resume
  • Q2. Questions related to technologies you have mentioned
  • Q3. Questions related to the coding test
  • Q4. Nothing discussed everything as I know
  • Q5. All the best those who are trying their best
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Mar 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Write the program to swipe number

Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. How much salary do you want and what was you last ctc
  • Q2. Tell me about your family

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Write the code properly and they will ask you to write code on notepad
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upGrad Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in upGrad Software Engineer interview?
upGrad interview process usually has 1 rounds. The most common rounds in the upGrad interview process are Technical.
How to prepare for upGrad 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 upGrad. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at upGrad expect are Appium, Credit Operations, ITI, Induction Motors and Java.

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