Walmart Labs Software Engineer Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

General Tips: In an interview you will most likely have to write code on paper. Practice it at least once. It has its own set of challenges (no backspace, syntax correction etc). The interviewer most likely is looking for the ability to think right and not the best answer itself. Walk them through your thought process. Indicate why you think certain options are not viable etc. Make sure they are aware you are thinking about optimizations like space & time complexity, function runtime tradeoffs etc. For example, in DBMS the storage design depends if your client has more write operations than read or if it’s other way around. Clarify these details before approaching the problem Preparation for any company by looking up company question papers, interview process. This can help you identify what a company concentrates on in each stage. For example, somecompanies evaluate you on inane C/C++ questions answers to which are readily available on the net. Some on Java and some have logic questions. Recruiters cycle through a set of questions when it comes to algorithms. Sites like careercup and glassdoor provide questions that have been asked previously
College Name: NIT SURATHKAL

Round: Test
Experience: Written test (90 minutes)Core20 MCQ on computer science basic subjects2 coding questions on paper
Tips: Programming and basic subject knowledge of algorithms, data structures, OS, networks,etc.Algorithms and coding practiceCoding sites like Top Coder, Code Chef and Interview St is necessary to clear the coding written test.
Duration: 90 minutes

Round: Interview
Experience: Three technical interviews.Algorithmic questions are asked and once the strategy to solve it is found, asked to write code for the same on paper. Efficiency is very important.
Tips: Cormen will help with algorithms and other subject text books to go through the basics

Round: Interview
Experience: Be prepared to answer why you want to join the company, and get a background on what they do
Tips: Choose your companies wisely. Be clear about what kind of company you want to work for.

College Name: IIT Madras