Role: Associate Software Engineer (ASE)
College: Tier-3 (Computer Science Engineering)
Interview Date: January 24, 2024
Interview Type: On-Campus (Intern + PPO)
Result: Selected
Difficulty: Medium
Rounds: 4 rounds
Topics Asked: Aptitude, Core subjects (OOPs, DBMS, Operating Systems), Data Structures, Algorithms, SQL-Based Queries, Projects, Freelance Work
Experience:
The selection procedure involved resume shortlisting, a technical + coding assessment, two technical interviews, and a final HR interview.
Round 1: Technical + Coding Assessment
- Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes
- Comprised around 30 MCQs based on Aptitude and Core subjects.
- Included 2 coding problems (initially stated as "Not DSA Based" but implied to be solvable for technical interviews).
- Note: Solving both coding problems was essential to proceed to technical interviews.
Round 2: Technical Round 1
- Duration: 45 minutes
- Started with an introduction, followed by a discussion on freelance work and projects.
- Deep dive into OOPs concepts, including follow-up questions on inheritance (e.g., Inheritance Ambiguity in C++, Hybrid Inheritance).
- Questions on Searching and Sorting complexities.
- 2 DSA-based problems (Easy-Medium difficulty).
- Some SQL-Based Queries were asked.
- Discussion on DBMS and Basic Operating Systems.
- Ended with a discussion on the candidate's final year project.
Round 3: Technical Round 2 (with Manager)
- Duration: 1 hour
- Began with an introduction and discussion on projects and freelance work mentioned in the resume.
- Questions on Data Structures with real-life scenarios.
- A DSA-based problem: "Conversion of Multi-Dimensional Array into 1-D Array using Recursion only." Example:
nested_array = [1, [2,, 5], 6,]; flattened_array =.
- Discussion on how to handle Stack-Overflow.
- SQL Join Based Queries.
Round 4: HR Interview
- Standard HR questions, such as "Why only this company and all?".
- Emphasized preparing the resume very well for every detail mentioned.
Overall Experience: The candidate successfully received an offer and was joining soon.