McAfee

Role: C++ Developer / SDE

College: Not Specified

Interview Date: January 19, 2023

Interview Type: Full-Time

Result: Rejected (Candidate's assumption)

Difficulty: Not Specified

Rounds: 1 round (Technical Discussion) described

Topics Asked: C++, pointers, dynamic memory allocation, object-oriented programming concepts.

Experience:

This experience was for a C++ developer position. The candidate applied through McAfee's career page. The expected rounds were Technical discussion, coding test, and managerial round. The candidate shared their experience for the first round.

Technical Discussion Round (1 hour):

The interviewer asked questions related to C++ concepts. Specific questions included: "Define class employee using pointer and create objects to this class at runtime by taking input from the user." The candidate provided a C++ code snippet for this. Another question was to "create two objects for a class and then define 1st object. Now copy 1st object that has been defined in the 2nd object." The candidate also explained "Difference between malloc and new." and "What is '->' operator?". The candidate felt the interview did not go well and expected a rejection.