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Sde1 Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 10 Jan 2023

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
Not Selected
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Trees linked list stacks queues etc

Round 2 - Case Study 

Lenskart boat and emcure was asked about it

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Easy cool intresting and luck asked on data structures and display screen was easy

Sde1 Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. DSA and Language Questions: 1. Difference between Arrays and ArrayList in Java. 2. Queue Implementation using Linked List. 3. BST- How would you fill a BST with a sorted array. 4. Random pointer linked-list clone. 5. Fibonacci number genera... read more
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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Jan 2023. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. OOPs, project discussion
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Task vs thread, validation thought process
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. How will you validate a linked list
  • Ans. 

    To validate a linked list, check if it is properly connected, has no cycles, and all elements are accessible.

    • Check if the head node is not null

    • Traverse the linked list and check if each node's next pointer is valid

    • Check for any cycles in the linked list using Floyd's cycle-finding algorithm

    • Ensure that all elements in the linked list are accessible

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Previous experience, problem solving skill, generic questions

Skills evaluated in this interview

Validation Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. What is the CSV? What is automation testing?
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I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Feb 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Basic is important be str

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Be through in what you know

Round 3 - Group Discussion 

Sharp to the point so sensible

Round 4 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Expectation of salary
  • Q2. Previously mentioned experience

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Western Digital Quality Assurance Intern interview:
  • C
  • Python
  • Verilog
  • Javascript
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident in what you do and say that communication will work
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Feb 2023. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Implement random()
  • Ans. 

    Implement random() function.

    • Use a pseudorandom number generator algorithm to generate random numbers.

    • Seed the generator with a unique value to ensure different sequences of random numbers.

    • Consider the range of numbers required and scale the generated numbers accordingly.

    • Ensure the generated numbers have a uniform distribution.

    • Test the implementation for randomness and statistical properties.

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. I don't remember
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Where do you see your self in 5 years? why WDC? what will you do if a colleague needs your help and you have a lot on your plate?
Round 4 - recommendation 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Asked for recommendations from prev. managers.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Design & Verification Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. 1. XOR gate 2. How you compare two 4 bit numbers only using gates. 3. How to rotate the bits and what happens if you rotate 5 times etc like that
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Western Digital interview questions for popular designations

 Staff Engineer

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 Firmware Engineer

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 Senior Engineer

 (3)

 Test Engineer

 (2)

 Senior Software Engineer

 (2)

 Validation Engineer

 (2)

 Senior Firmware Engineer

 (2)

 Software Engineer

 (1)

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Aug 2021. There were 5 interview rounds.

Round 1 - online C assessment 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. I got an link to mail which contain 25 C language MCQ's . Most of the questions are medium level and some are hard level.
Round 2 - C language 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. They asked all the concepts of C and given some small programming tasks too
Round 3 - Data structures 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Asked about some C questions & linked list concepts and some programs too.(Delete a node without head pointer)
Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Here some extent concentrated on C & remaining 70% is purely on previous projects and on micro controllers and on some on RTOS multi-threading and communication protocols
Round 5 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 60% is purely on technical skills and 40% is on manager questions like related to some general questions which will test logical skills and remaining are 1. why should I hire you 2. How you wanna see your...

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Western Digital Senior Firmware Engineer interview:
  • C
  • Data Structures
  • Microcontroller
  • RTOS
  • Communication Protocols
  • Project Handling
  • logical skills
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be very strong on C language, Data Structures and other technical skills that you worked previously and RTOS concepts

Senior Firmware Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. How would you bring up a device which requires a mobile host to onboard?
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Interview Questions & Answers

user image Ashwin K

posted on 9 Oct 2023

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

I applied via Workday 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.
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Round 2 - Case Study 

Supply chain related

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Behavioural questions here
Round 4 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Technical questions to check your background

I applied via Smartr and was interviewed in Nov 2021. There were 6 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. C++ conceptual questions, Operating system knowledge, Data structure, Aptitude ,puzzle

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare C++ very well.
have good practice over coding, my suggestion will be to prepare from geeks for geeks for basics and leetcode for advance.
Go through some data structure course and use those data structure in some code I suggest some leetcode questions.
Have good knowledge over operating system ,again join some online course.
Aptitude and puzzle you can practice from random sites.

Senior Software Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. K Largest Elements Problem Statement You are given an integer k and an array of integers that contain numbers in random order. Write a program to find the k largest numbers from the given array. You need to save them in an array and return ... read more
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I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Jun 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 1)First asking for tell me more about yourself, 2) Based on manual testing concepts likes SDLC,STLC, white-box , black-box testing , software testing - stress , smoke testing, 3) asking for how to write ...
Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 1) asking for in resume: Whatever mentioned in resume details . explain the project details and highlights of the projects and conclusion 2) explained the family background and strength and weekness.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Take the opportunity in product based testing it helped for the future domain.

Test Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. 1. What is the frame work u have worked and explain the framework with folder structure? 2. purely based on testing, different testing types like functional and non functional tests 3. real time scenarios like last min bugs before release? ... read more
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before May 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 tips
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Technical experience
  • Q2. Technical discussion
Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Technical round With director
  • Q2. Basic technical questions

Staff Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Swap Adjacent Bit Pairs Problem Statement Given an integer N, your task is to compute the number that results from swapping each even position bit of N's binary representation with its adjacent odd bit to the right. Consider the least signi... read more
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I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Jun 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

5 Questions

  • Q1. 1) Tell me about yourself.
  • Q2. 2) 4 pillars of oops concept.
  • Ans. 

    4 pillars of OOPs: Abstraction, Encapsulation, Inheritance, Polymorphism.

    • Abstraction: Hiding implementation details and showing only necessary information.

    • Encapsulation: Binding data and functions together and restricting access to them.

    • Inheritance: Creating new classes from existing ones, inheriting properties and methods.

    • Polymorphism: Ability of objects to take on multiple forms or behaviors.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. 3) implement queue using stack
  • Ans. 

    Implement a queue using stack

    • Use two stacks, one for enqueue and one for dequeue

    • When dequeue is called, pop all elements from enqueue stack and push to dequeue stack

    • Then pop from dequeue stack to get the first element added to the queue

    • When enqueue is called, simply push the element to enqueue stack

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. 4)Merge sort
  • Q5. 5) Dynamic programming question

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - One need to have a good knowledge of Dats structure and Algorithms

Skills evaluated in this interview

SDE (Software Development Engineer) Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. A string is given consisting of lowercase alphabets. Write a function which returns yes if the string has all the lowercase letters appearing in it at least once. O(N) time and without using extra space
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Western Digital Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Western Digital interview?
Western Digital interview process usually has 3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Western Digital interview process are Technical, HR and Resume Shortlist.
How to prepare for Western Digital 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 Western Digital. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Western Digital expect are Python, PCIE, C++, Software Development and Computer science.
What are the top questions asked in Western Digital interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Western Digital interview -

  1. In DSA part, 1. Code for merge sort 2. Check if two trees are mirror 3. Find e...read more
  2. What is structure padding and why it happe...read more
  3. Do you know how to lower the internet speed using dev tools in a brows...read more
How long is the Western Digital interview process?

The duration of Western Digital interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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