PepsiCo

Role: SDE - Intern

College: CHINNOJI SANTOSH KUMAR NIT AP (Computer Science Engineering student)

Interview Date: 30 Oct 2023 (Technical Rounds), 9 Nov 2023 (HR Round)

Interview Type: On-Campus (Internship)

Result: Selected

Difficulty: Easy (HR Round)

Rounds: 3 rounds

Topics Asked: Data structures, technical questions, project-based questions, resume-based questions, about the company, HR Questions (Favorite food, other applications, why PepsiCo, siblings, area of interest, any questions), Coding (Maximum ones by flipping sub-array, puzzle-based questions, pseudo code).

Experience:

CHINNOJI SANTOSH KUMAR, a Computer Science Engineering student from NIT AP, successfully completed 3 rounds for an SDE Intern position at PepsiCo through an on-campus drive.

The preparation involved solving many DSA questions and not ignoring aptitude and technical questions.

The interview covered topics such as Data Structures, technical questions, project-based discussions, resume-based questions, and inquiries about the company.

One coding problem asked was to return the count of maximum ones obtainable by flipping any chosen sub-array at most once in a given array (e.g., for {1, 1, 0, 0, 1}, the output is 5). Some students also faced puzzle-based questions or were asked to write pseudo-code for easy-level questions.

The **HR Round (15 minutes)** was described as easy and included questions like: "What is your favorite food?", "Did you apply for any other company?", "Why do you want to work here?", "Do you have siblings?", "What is your area of interest?", and "Do you have any questions?".